Example sentences of "its [noun sg] [prep] first " in BNC.

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1 It has pinned its future to first the Zilog Inc Z8000 , then the Motorola Inc 68000 , then the Mips Technologies Inc R-series , before now deciding that Digital Equipment Corp 's Alpha RISC is the road to salvation .
2 Thanks to its work with First Direct , Fuji Film and Pepe Jeans , HHCL is used to testing its medium to see how it can be deepened and directed towards ‘ advertising that respects the integrity and dignity of those to whom it communicates .
3 Some dogs become very excited when they are first taken on the beach , so it may be advisable to keep your dog on its leash at first .
4 McCaw last week agreed to pay $1.9bn for Metromedia 's half of the licence , but that deal in turn hinged on whether LIN took up its right of first refusal on Metromedia 's stake .
5 The Oxford Products Ducati team was on its way to first and second in the formula race … but engine trouble stopped Mark Farmer … and an injury forced Robert Dunlop to retire …
6 Shallow Adit was being carried on , driven for much of its way at first through " flockan " , along a fault , to intersect Shaft Lode , South Lode , and finally the North Lode .
7 Zuwaya did not sociologize about statelessness , nor did they argue its value from first principles .
8 C D trials give a good opportunity to see if the driving system stands up to a teacher who was not involved in the design of the unit and C DL and C D L trials separately show its effectiveness on first acquaintance and its effectiveness after the teacher is acclimatized to its use .
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