Example sentences of "first [noun sg] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first category the two main concerns are that the software will accept input from whatever word processor you are currently using and that the page printer will support your required fonts . |
| 2 | In the first category the leading product is , in our opinion , Vicom . |
| 3 | The Law Lords should review at the first opportunity the natural injustice of injunctions which can silence all the media at a stroke . |
| 4 | In the first case the appropriate response is to remove the cause of the poverty ; in the second to meet the needs of those who are deprived ; and in the third to do nothing . |
| 5 | In the first case the haulier and the other party undertake to carry out certain obligations ( typically the haulage of goods for an agreed price ) and the contract is made by exchange of these promises . |
| 6 | The comedy-writer Statius Caecilius was a Celtic speaker by birth , an Insuber from northern Italy ( St Jerome , Chron. a. 1838 , p. 138 Helm ) , and apparently the first writer the proud city of Milan ever produced . |
| 7 | During the first hour the three of them covered a mere hundred yards . |
| 8 | All the interviewees were asked what moved them to experiment with heroin in the first instance The largest group ( 33 per cent ) first tried heroin out of curiosity which , in most of the cases , had been aroused by the previous use of other drugs . |
| 9 | In the first instance the archaeological evidence is richly reinforced by written sources and modern usage and in the last two by the testimony of European explorers and colonists . |
| 10 | In the first instance the potential buyer must look to see if the program offers the following capabilities . |
| 11 | At first instance the three parties were held equally to blame and the plaintiff 's damages were therefore reduced by one-third . |
| 12 | At a more advanced workshop , tutors with a professional interest may help explain techniques if this is required , though in the first instance the rough-and-ready style of amateurish video pays off more dividends as it intimidates beginners less than a smoothly polished film , and conveys the sense of ‘ being there ’ to the viewers . |
| 13 | Its what we used to do in the 2nd div championship year , and even in the first division the first year up . |
| 14 | Once again McNab paid tribute to the old guard who have seen Tranmere soar into third place in the First Division the highest placing in the club 's history . |
| 15 | The former skipper had the misfortune of conceding the own-goal which gave Swindon a play-off victory at Wembley two years ago but he still led the team out in the First Division the next season . |
| 16 | In the first division the top two teams would play off at Twickenham for the county title . |
| 17 | At the other end of the First Division the whipping boys , Bedford , who have conceded 190 points in their four games , include the 17 ½ stone No.8 Steve Harris at inside centre against Orrell . |
| 18 | In the first part the leading characters are introduced in their proper setting before a meeting takes place . |
| 19 | Crime and the comic : at first glance the two seem almost exact opposites . |
| 20 | At first glance the easiest solution to the difficulty which the eager candidates for the collectorship had created would appear to have been to take the advice which was being so strongly urged , and install Craigbarnet to share the office with Kirkton , for Craigbarnet would certainly have been willing to accept even a small fraction of the emoluments in his desperate need . |
| 21 | At first glance the obvious explanation for Russian working-class militancy lies in the appalling conditions in which the workers lived and worked . |
| 22 | Everything looked at first glance the same . |
| 23 | Stirling called all the men together on the ground and promised that modifications would be made , but that jumping would continue at first light the following morning . |
| 24 | When they did not return that night , Richard led a search party for them at first light the following morning . |
| 25 | Then , in the late afternoon , Eric would be picked up by the US postal jeep , which carried important military mail from Milan to Rome by way of Verona , Bologna and Florence , and arrive in Rome at first light the following morning . |
| 26 | For during this first term the long regular letters to Harry Hooton appear to be a substitute for letters to Helen and a roundabout way of informing her of his progress . |
| 27 | Thus , in Reagan 's first term the overall budget of the EPA was cut by 35 per cent , there was a 62 per cent drop in enforcement actions against strip mine violations and a 50 per cent fall in hazardous waste prosecutions . |
| 28 | In first gear the rear Michelin breaks traction immediately . |
| 29 | If a dispute arises between the parties to a contract and one of them seeks to rely on its standard terms , the first question the other party 's legal advisers will ask is " Do the terms apply ? " or , to put it another way , " Were the terms incorporated into the contract ? " |
| 30 | In the first session the strongest prices were achieved for four paintings by John William Godward , of which the best was ‘ Bath of Venus ’ ( lot 54 ) at £52,000 ( $88,400 ) . |