Example sentences of "very first [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The very first international tennis event to be held in the country was disrupted by 30 coloured demonstrators , protesting at the exclusion of the Tennis Association of South Africa , just three weeks ago despite massive security . |
| 2 | Back in January 1967 , the Chiefs and the Packers met in the very first Super Bowl of all . |
| 3 | Back in January 1967 , the Chiefs and the Packers met in the very first Super Bowl of all . |
| 4 | In the individual 's mental life someone else is invariably involved , as a model , as an object , as a helper , as an opponent ; and so from the very first individual psychology , in this extended but entirely justifiable sense of the words , is at the same time social psychology as well . |
| 5 | Staff Nurse Charlie Whitehead ( Derek Thompson ) was the very first New Man sex-symbol — confused , caring , heart of gold , yet often incapable and flawed , and Brenda Fricker 's sturdy performance as earth mother Megan led ultimately to her nabbing an Oscar for My Left Foot in 1990 . |
| 6 | Brigflatts is the very first Quaker meeting house established in England . |
| 7 | The very first Roman hero , travelling to Italy to found his city , lands on the coast of Africa . |
| 8 | The new Oxford Advanced Learner 's Dictionary is the fourth edition of the very first advanced learner 's dictionary of English , A.S . |
| 9 | Her purchase by the B. J. Norsk Forsking of Larvik for seismographical work in the Bellingshausen Sea almost due south of the Horn was , as Ward put it , ‘ just about the very first good thin' that had ever happened to her , ’ even if it was a slightly clandestine operation . |
| 10 | This was her very first tropical rain shower , and she decided that , in spite of acutely disliking her companion , this was an experience definitely not to be missed . |
| 11 | It was upsetting that he should have arrived on her very first real day back . |
| 12 | ‘ That is the very first foolish thing I have ever heard you say , young lady , ’ Mr O'Hara replied with a smile . |
| 13 | The very first proper rehearsal I had with them was in the Covent Garden Community Centre . |
| 14 | John Smith , Minister For Industry , today [ date ] cut through a symbolic piece of red tape at Tadchester New Town to mark the launch of the very first English Development Zone . |
| 15 | Never mind the sequels , there 's nothing like the original and the proudest treasure in the archives of the Oxford University Press remains this early edition of Samuel Johnson 's very first English dictionary . |
| 16 | In 1912 the Palace Girls were selected to represent all Tiller Girls when they were greatly honoured by being invited to perform at the very first Royal Command Performance . |
| 17 | This ca n't be good for him , thought Denis , and he remembered the story he had read of an old man in England , although younger than Uncle Mick was now , who lined up to receive the very first old age pension ever issued in England and dropped down dead as soon as his money was passed over the counter to him . |
| 18 | The first call this Thursday morning was the very first house that Mr Dickens had rented on his very first never-to-be-forgotten visit to the village in 1837 , No. 12 High Street . |
| 19 | No composer today knows better how to have fun in his music than Malcolm Arnold , and these five overtures — from his very first orchestral work , Beckus the Dandipratt , completed in 1943 , to The Fair Field of 1973 — have their full measure of it . |
| 20 | If my memory serves me correctly , the very first public outing of the very first public train resulted in a fatality , and one at a mere 12 mph , though doubtless this seemed like the speed of light at the time . |
| 21 | Unlike Courtenay , Finney is not yet wearing his character like a glove and as this was the very first public performance perhaps we should n't be expecting him too . |
| 22 | If my memory serves me correctly , the very first public outing of the very first public train resulted in a fatality , and one at a mere 12 mph , though doubtless this seemed like the speed of light at the time . |
| 23 | Shall I tell you about the very first little baby ? |