Example sentences of "of [pron] first [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Across the east coast bays of Auckland , the subject of my first New Zealand paintings , wide expanses of shimmering sea change colour beneath the sky , reflecting in turn crimson , purple , turquoise , emerald green and many shades of blue . |
| 2 | And from this kernel notion I developed the plot of my first Inspector Ghote novel called — wait for it — The Perfect Murder . |
| 3 | Twenty-five years ago the Royal Air Force took delivery of its first Hercules Aircraft , and since then it 's proved its worth time and time again . |
| 4 | Tadpole Technology Plc yesterday announced a deal with ‘ a major multinational ’ for the design of its first Texas Instruments Inc microSparc motherboard and an implementation of Solaris 2.1 for it . |
| 5 | Tadpole Technology Plc last week announced a deal with ‘ a major multinational ’ for the design of its first Texas Instruments Inc microSparc motherboard and an implementation of Solaris 2.1 for it . |
| 6 | Ellen proposed a toast to the prospect of her first Atlantic crossing under sail . |
| 7 | He points out that on April 24th , 1906 the Emperor Nicholas II addressed the deputies of his first Duma , stating that the Duma represented the ‘ rebirth of her best forces ’ . |
| 8 | In my view the successes were finding great works of classical Modern art and placing them in important collections such as Gustav Klimt 's ‘ Portrait of Gallia ’ in the National Gallery , London ( the only painting by Klimt in England ) ; Oskar Kokoschka 's ‘ View of the Thames ’ 1926 , one of his first London views , in the National Gallery of Wales , Cardiff ; Ernst Ludwig Kirchner 's ‘ Three Nudes ’ , in the Art Gallery of New South Wales , Sydney , Australia the only great Expressionist painting in Australia ; Henry Moore 's ‘ Reclining Figure ’ , one of his three monumental carvings . |
| 9 | Clemens was not content to borrow Pierre Sandrin 's very popular ‘ Doulce memoire ’ ( first published in the first book of Moderne 's Le Parangon des chansons ( Lyons , 1538 ) ) for the ‘ Sicut erat ’ of his first Magnificat Primi Toni ; he based every section of his Magnificat Octavi Toni on a chanson , actually drawing attention to their titles in his superius part : |
| 10 | He carried the skin and mask of the Nemean lion , the victim of his first Parerga , and his mighty club , a living olive tree torn from the ground , a symbol of the Tree of Life . |
| 11 | Because we think you 'll be delighted and astonished when you see the quality of your first Easton Press leather-bound edition . |
| 12 | On receipt of your first QDM , turn onto that heading , assess the wind angle , and allow for any drift . |
| 13 | I look forward to welcoming you as one of our first Hilton Club members soon . |
| 14 | If you can not make it on that night , come to one of our First Friday meetings . |