Example sentences of "of [pron] first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This dress reminds me of my first long dress . |
| 2 | But something , some sharper , unaccustomed sound , brought me out of my first deep sleep into listening wakefulness . |
| 3 | When he went home to Basle he showed the photographs to his family and pointed out to them ‘ my very good neighbour Canon Ramsay [ sic ] from Durham , an authentic Anglo-Catholic , with strange views concerning tradition , succession , ontology and so on , but also with a very convincing twinkle in his eye … a man with whom I more often agreed than disagreed … the outstanding figure in the picture of my first ecumenical experience ! ’ |
| 4 | One of their first live reviews appeared in Sounds in November 1985 . |
| 5 | Acquired immunity in ostertagiasis is slow to develop and calves do not achieve a significant level of immunity until the end of their first grazing season . |
| 6 | The US and Britain used it as an ‘ initiator ’ to start the chain reaction at the heart of their first atomic bombs , according to an official history by Margaret Gowing . |
| 7 | However , Urquhart ( 1983 ) argues that this estimate ignores the contribution of polonium-210 ( used by the USA and UK as an irreplaceable initiator for starting the chain reaction at the heart of their first atomic bombs ) to the health effects and that the radiation-induced cancer deaths and hereditary effects would have been considerably higher . |
| 8 | To mark the anniversary of the IBM Corp/Apple Computer Inc/Motorola Inc alliance one year ago ( UX No 354 ) , IBM and Motorola announced last week that they had completed the design and fabrication of their first complete PowerPC RISC chip . |
| 9 | THE Prince and Princess of Wales stand side by side during one of their first joint public trips since book revelations over their marriage . |
| 10 | His hands were careful and restrained , his mouth tender , and although only a very short while later , Cassie was to realize just how much self-control he had exerted at that moment of their first real physical contact , for those few minutes , she knew only that she was not afraid of him , nor even suspected that there was any need to be . |
| 11 | THE WEDDING PRESENT release their ninth single of '92 on September 7 and have announced details of their first major UK tour in 18 months . |
| 12 | INJURY-HIT Crystal Palace go in search of their first Premier League win today at Everton with boss Steve Coppell fearing the Peter Beardsley factor . |
| 13 | The aim of this study to identify patients dying within six weeks of their first variceal haemorrhage . |
| 14 | The aim of our study is to identify among subjects treated using the same endoscopic protocol — that is , urgent sclerotherapy , those dying within the first six weeks of their first variceal haemorrhage . |
| 15 | They take a three nil lead to Swansea for the second leg of their first round tie . |
| 16 | The main aim at the moment for Landreth and his two cohorts , bass-player David Ransom and drummer Ken Blevins , is to make the most of their first major-label release and to try to get a support slot with a suitable big name . |
| 17 | ‘ This illegitimacy explosion clearly indicates that a greater number of young people — adults in their early twenties , to go by the statistics on the age of women at the birth of their first illegitimate child were engaged in premarital sex more often than before . |
| 18 | Members of the Ukrainian State Dancers , founded 50 years ago , display their skills before the start of their first British nationwide tour in 10 years . |
| 19 | That authority arranged for them to be temporarily fostered by a local doctor and three months later , in December 1984 , they were moved to the home of their first permanent foster parents . |
| 20 | Children make some of their first sexual researches by observing the genitals of other children , especially when they are urinating or defecating . |
| 21 | For now , Therapy ? are at the start of their first proper American jaunt , glad to take a break from the pressures of Britain and their debut major label release , and swap them for the promotional chores of the States . |
| 22 | Their one common denominator is tap , and as the lessons go by we are drawn into their lives , finally sharing with them the triumph of their first public performance ! |
| 23 | She remembered suddenly the heat and smells of their first swift tour on the second day , protected by numbers and the guide , and felt alarmed by whatever lay beyond the arched doorway of the hotel . |
| 24 | SAAB has produced the first pictures of its first new car for quite some time , the new-look 900 . |
| 25 | A report on July 20 said that France 's state-owned electricity monopoly , Electricité de France ( EDF ) , had sought government clearance for the ordering of its first new nuclear reactor for five years . |
| 26 | Outside , other Sandinistas denounced U S support for the new administration ; Washington is refraining from public criticism of its first major decision . |
| 27 | Compaq is also expected to announce details of its first comprehensive mail-order campaign this week — it is preparing a catalogue in the US that will offer Compaq computers , monitors and printers , as well as other companies ' software and peripherals , and has set up a telephone bank at its Houston campus to handle incoming calls on a toll-free telephone number , a move that will put Compaq into direct competition with fellow Texan , Austin-based Dell Computer Corp . |
| 28 | The impact of thinking upon wishing which , in the development of a science , follows the breakdown of its first visionary projects , and marks the end of its specifically utopian period , is commonly called realism . |
| 29 | But within a month of its first public performance , John had another premiere , admittedly in the modest circumstances of an experimental matinée , presented by the Royal Academy of Dancing Production Club at the New Theatre on Sunday 15 June . |
| 30 | Poland , with the worst financial problems within Eastern Europe , has had to delay construction of its first nuclear station at Zarnowiec which will have a total capacity of 4880 MW . |