Example sentences of "a first [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A court in Aix should make a first ruling this month whether Vasarely or Debbasch is legally in control of the Vasarely Foundation . |
| 2 | A likely soup might be gazpacho ( actually Spanish in origin , but found in many Latin restaurants ) , a first course ripe avocado served simply with fresh lime . |
| 3 | And for a first course all you will need is either the broth from the pot-au-feu , which will have a very fine flavour and which you can thicken if you like with a little rice — there should be enough for seven or eight people — or perhaps a dish of mussels , or a light fish soup . |
| 4 | Yet in practice justification by an imperative does not benefit from this logical advantage , is very much open to doubt ( indeed invites it , without a first principle such as Kant 's Categorical Imperative to save from appealing from imperative to imperative in an infinite regress ) , while the appeal to pleasure does not seem vulnerable to ethical scepticism at all . |
| 5 | The property has been converted to provide two one bedroomed apartments , one with garage , and a first floor three bedroomed apartment , all with gas central heating , parking spaces and communal gardens . |
| 6 | SVR4.2 went from a first snapshot last November to an end user product which is due by October/November this year . |
| 7 | Er , I 'm a first year primary school stu |
| 8 | Curbishley , however , was pushed by Northumberland 's Claire Bushby , a first year inter , who finished ten metres in arrears . |
| 9 | I can remember , as a first year nursing student , protesting at the treatment of an elderly woman of poor sight and hearing who , while recovering from hip surgery , often felt sick and occasionally vomited . |
| 10 | The other semi-final saw Newtownabbey side Palm Grove come from 5–3 down to snatch a first leg 7–5 win over Ballynahinch side Montalto Rangers . |
| 11 | 3.1 Module descriptors which have been reviewed for session 1987–88 ( eg Music Making modules ) or which are being introduced in session 1987–88 for the first time are identified in the National Catalogue by a first digit 7 . |
| 12 | 3.4 Module descriptors which have been revised for session 1988–89 are identified in the National Certificate Catalogue by a first digit 8 . |
| 13 | 3.2 Module descriptors which have been revised or developed for session 1989–90 are identified in the National Certificate Catalogue by a first digit 9 . |
| 14 | The US Office of Technology Assessment classified cobalt as a first tier strategic material , alongside chromium , manganese and the platinum group metals . |
| 15 | Regarded as a liberal , Bessmertnykh , 57 , had been hitherto the Soviet ambassador to the United States , and before that a First Deputy Foreign Minister . |
| 16 | ‘ However , it does not alter our stated objective to provide a first rate competitive alternative service to the tunnel , ’ said a spokeswoman . |
| 17 | I was a first team regular until then , but it has really set me back . ’ |
| 18 | Not bad for someone who had n't a ) played right back or b ) been a first team regular until this season . |
| 19 | Mitchell , a first team regular last season , is joining Izmir after being offered a deal which was too good to turn down . |
| 20 | At the end of four years , successful apprentices will have all the skills of a first class mechanical and be ready to take on a full role in the factory . |
| 21 | Where it is known that the debtor has more than one residential or business address , personal calls should be made at all addresses ; ( b ) should the creditor fail to effect service , a first class prepaid letter should be written to the debtor referring to the call(s) , the purpose of the same and the failure to meet with the debtor , adding that a further call will be made for the same purpose on the day of 19 at hours at ( place ) . |
| 22 | There was two thousand , we er you know was more than a union , it was it was a first class Friendly Society as well and it was friendly . |
| 23 | Is a first class twenty four ? |
| 24 | When the passes were found , each was enclosed in an envelope with a first class frank and a recorded delivery sticker ; the covering letter inside mine was dated 18 September . |
| 25 | Herrick tells me you have a first draft two weeks away from completion . |
| 26 | McLure , the Spons-A-Tee Northern Amateur Masters Champion picked up valuable points towards retaining the title thanks to his win at Seaton Carew , but he looked out of it after a first round 79 , despite a birdie at the 18th . |
| 27 | The Yorkshireman , riding Milton , had a disastrous second round , after a first round clear , and crashed to 14th place — just one place above his brother Michael . |
| 28 | Bear in mind that choral music tends to obscure the clarity of words , and that at a first hearing few people will understand them , their attention inevitably being concentrated on the music . |
| 29 | An indication of the strength of the tournament could be seen from the presence of Fiji ( albeit not a first string seven ) and New Zealand provincial champions Canterbury , who defeated Australia in their pool , in the plate competition . |