Example sentences of "that the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was all too late for the ILTF , however , which , in 1962 , announced that the first Federation Cup would take place at Queen 's Club in June 1963 . |
| 2 | The Act stated that other schemes could be formed from the schedule of twelve by advancing or postponing the day of payment of the first instalment , provided that the first payment was not made sooner than the eleventh day , and that not more than one penny per pound was added to the interest for every thirteen days of such postponement . |
| 3 | Mr Justice Morrit held that the first payment of £4,000 on 30 January together with the monthly sum of £1,000 by banker 's order was not enough to discharge in full the invoice for January 's work by the accountants , which was £5,307.25 . |
| 4 | Thus , where rent is payable quarterly in advance on the usual quarter days a term of " seven years from 25 March " will be construed as beginning at the first moment of 25 March , so that the first payment of rent will fall due on the first day of the term and the last payment of rent would be made in respect of a complete quarter , which ends at the last moment of the term . |
| 5 | It emerged much later that the first casualties had been on Thursday night — Konserven , one at Gleiwitz , six at Hohnlinden — who had been dressed as Polish soldiers and shot . |
| 6 | But , says Hall modestly and realistically , ‘ Drilling has taught us that the first models we worked with were only the simplest of a large number of possibilities that were consistent with the observations . |
| 7 | It will be recalled that Thales , the first Greek philosopher , was Ionian , and he maintained that the first principle ( arche ) of all things is water . |
| 8 | If a member interrupts another unnecessarily you should intervene immediately and state that the first speaker has the floor . |
| 9 | We noticed that the first speaker , Susan did not use the JC vowel in STRUT words [ P3 ] . |
| 10 | It was in 1913 that the first reference is made to the Luker family , proprietors of the Henley Standard , when on October 31st , Charles Luker was beaten on the 21st hole in the Ladies ' Cup semi-final . |
| 11 | The timing of such an arrangement would be crucial if adverse American reaction was to be avoided ; it was believed that the first approaches should be to the Dominions , followed by the USA , USSR , and China , culminating in a full international conference . |
| 12 | Ipswich have used the new rolling substitutes rule to their advantage this season but it often means that the first choice players are only off the pitch for five or ten minutes at a time . |
| 13 | Ironically , the latest historical theorists claim as very likely the idea that the first king of the city of Rome was indeed a Romulus . |
| 14 | Specialists have estimated that the first decade of dismantling will cost 2.5 billion roubles . |
| 15 | One is sleep , in justification whereof I shall quote William Archer 's dictum that the first qualification for a dramatic critic is the capacity to sleep while sitting bolt upright . ’ |
| 16 | I did that the first excuse and Lee , yeah , yeah office ! |
| 17 | While you ponder this month 's challenge , I must admit that the first competition , about the Teddy box , has proved a cathartic experience for me . |
| 18 | Chairman , thank , thank you very much indeed erm Chairman , I will in fact and er perhaps if I read that in the first instance I have n't circulated it erm if I read that the first instance it will set the of what I have to say . |
| 19 | SOUTH Down MP Eddie McGrady has called on Agriculture Minister Lord Arran to ensure that the first instalment of the Beef Special Premium is paid at the beginning of November . |
| 20 | But in a case where the discussion begins with the fact that the description of the goods by which they were sold points to one particular purpose only , it seems to me that the first requirement of the subsection is satisfied … |
| 21 | These observations show that the first absorption band of at 37 900 cm -1 consists of two electronic transitions . |
| 22 | I use a punchcard roll and began by punching out the customary two rows of holes for the overlapping join , only to find that the first row stretched the plastic slightly , giving a wavy edge . |
| 23 | It 's in a tiny cottage in Oxfordshire that the first signs of the latest trouble for the Princess of Wales may have been predicted . |
| 24 | Could it be that the first creatures to leave any sign of their existence were as complex as worms and molluscs ? |
| 25 | The draft Approved Document also contains a provision requiring that the first occupants of a dwelling must receive instructions on how to look after the smoke detector system that has been installed . |
| 26 | The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) confirmed on Nov. 15 that the first consignment of confiscated enriched uranium had been airlifted to the Soviet Union . |
| 27 | Bruner ( 1957 ) discusses the classical problem of determining tendency as ‘ perceptual readiness ’ and notes also the problem that the first classification can mask a more appropriate classification . |
| 28 | The legend goes that the first church was started at the bottom of the hill , but during the night the walls were thrown down . |
| 29 | The latter was aptly named , so tart that the first gulp curled your lips back . |
| 30 | Mrs Reid 's religion was the love of humanity and she found it hard that the first women 's college should win so very little understanding or support at its outset , especially from men . |