Example sentences of "in [noun] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because , for reasons mentioned earlier , the itching may persist for some time , an just in case the first application was not exhaustive , it is quite common to advise a second treatment one week after the first . |
| 2 | A second police car followed close behind in case the first should break down . |
| 3 | The patient was moved on to a life-support machine and another set of X-rays was ordered in case the first ones had not revealed internal injuries caused by the car accident . |
| 4 | It is normal to select one preferred bidder and to attempt to keep a second or third bidder on hold in case the first bidder should withdraw . |
| 5 | However the ETUC had begun to press the need for the development of an active social policy in the late 1960s , and in response the first Quadripartite Conference , involving representatives of the Commission , Ministers of Labour , employers and employees , was held in Luxembourg in 1970 . |
| 6 | In March the first Soviet military units began withdrawing with their equipment from Czechoslovakia and Hungary . |
| 7 | There had been 169 executions in US states since the death penalty was restored by the Supreme Court in 1976 , most of them in conservative Southern states , but on April 6 Arizona had carried out its first execution for 29 years , while in March the first execution in Delaware since 1946 had been implemented . |
| 8 | CADW , the organisation responsible for historic monuments in Wales , is to carry out a new survey of listed buildings in Holyhead the first in 43 years . |
| 9 | An Ingersoll D20 , M6 , M7 , SC71 , NS80 , SC74 or SC76 lock and in the case of double leaf hinged doors in addition the first closing leaf is secured by either : |
| 10 | The final area in my list of mathematics education IT uses is control , in essence the first step to robotics . |
| 11 | In amphibia the first sign of neurulation is the flattening of the upper surface of the embryo into a broad plate bounded by two ridges or folds . |
| 12 | These are given for illustration only , since in practice the first would almost certainly be classified under 624.151 along with all the other books on foundation soils and engineering geology . |
| 13 | ( b ) The battle in practice The first contact between contracting parties will normally be the sending out of a price list or catalogue , or perhaps a potential buyer 's request for an estimate or tender . |
| 14 | because we have , because it 's for the children , so I said we 'll do it , but that gives us an awful crush to get it in Friday the first week |
| 15 | Inevitably , it had been parodied in the Eye as Men of the Past , awakening in Branson the first stirrings of what became a lasting sensitivity to adverse publicity . |
| 16 | Carlotta de Leyva belongs to one of the liberal families opposed to the dictator Lopez and as the betrothed of the leader of that opposition , Don Manuel of Encinitas , she is to some extent a figurehead , a political symbol : moreover , to the youth of eighteen , Highworth Ridden , who is introduced to her soon after his arrival in Santa Barbara , she is an ideal because she is in effect the first woman who has ever touched his love , as someone to be served , not someone to aspire to . |
| 17 | He inspired the creation of Oxford 's earliest ancillary scientific post , becoming in effect the first professional laboratory technician . |
| 18 | This book was in effect the first which emphasized contemporary processes and underlying physical principles and it focused upon river channels , drainage systems , slopes and had some reference to climatic-inspired systems . |
| 19 | The Prince of Wales kissed his wife in public in February the first time in four years as she presented prizes to players in his polo match on their Indian tour . |
| 20 | At Angle in Pembrokeshire the first new slipway and boathouse to be built for 31 years is to be constructed . |
| 21 | In January the first real snow fell . |
| 22 | Certainly if Hughes plays against Latvia in Belfast the way he played against them in Riga the first of those farewell games for Bingham will yield another two points . |
| 23 | In November the first of these digests for the months July , August and September , will be available . |
| 24 | By September , I had been joined by a director of studies and in November the first draft of a Development Plan for Banbury was published . |
| 25 | That experience proved useful when he worked with the Cipperfields organisation to help design , develop and construct a themed leisure facility in Jordan the first of its kind in the Middle East . |
| 26 | in UK The first nationally-organized car pooling scheme has been set up in the UK . |
| 27 | He himself made history when , in 1984 , he donated over 1,200 pictures and objects to a foundation he established in Warsaw the first such institution since the war . |
| 28 | In anorexia the first essential is for life-saving medical supervision . |
| 29 | In July 1992 , the Government finally produced its White Paper ‘ New Opportunities for the Railways ’ and in October the first consultation document ‘ The Franchising of Passenger Rail Services ’ appeared . |
| 30 | In theory the first step in the procedure is a formal application for payment of arrears by either the landlord or someone acting as an agent . |