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

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1 2.05:TOP weight Bradbury Star , who fell at the first in this race last year , has an excellent chance to gain compensation .
2 There will be a hurried return to Dublin two days later for the NatWest match against Durham , the latter 's first in this competition as a first-class county .
3 The performance , to which Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra made a contribution as passionate as the soloist 's own , was preceded by an unscheduled opportunity ( the first in this country ) to hear a recent unaccompanied violin elegy , For Manfred , by Hans Werne Henze .
4 The performance , to which Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra made a contribution as passionate as the soloist 's own , was preceded by an unscheduled opportunity ( the first in this country ) to hear a recent unaccompanied violin elegy , For Manfred , by Hans Werne Henze .
5 In 1732 these trees produced cones , the first in this country .
6 The National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside , which houses Britain 's leading stone and sculpture conservation centre , is the first in this country to install the most recent development a laser scanner .
7 but they but they we have got a man here who is the first in this country , Mr to sue them .
8 If your elderly parent has a family solicitor who knows her and her circumstances well , he will be the best person to give expert advice on the investment of her capital , but if she prefers to rely solely upon your advice you should encourage her to put safety first in this matter , for unless someone is very wealthy , and can afford to lose money occasionally , playing the stock market is a foolish and risky game in later life .
9 This issue will be discussed first in this section because it is controversial and because it is also related to the issues of salinisation and soil erosion which will be examined below .
10 In this book , spiritual , mental and emotional well-being come first in this section on health and beauty , because caring for the needs of the inner person is not only of primary importance in itself but is also a great step towards achieving physical well-being .
11 Sheffield , Cambridge , Liverpool and London , appear to prefer to publish first in this Journal .
12 Sheffield , Cambridge , Liverpool and London , appear to prefer to publish first in this Journal .
13 She was at least head first in this world when the auxiliary nurse rushed in and caught the rest of her .
14 Lakatos 's account was presented first in this book because it is best seen as a culmination of the Popperian programme and as a direct response to and an attempt to improve on the limitations of Popperian falsificationism .
15 Since behavioural methods are central to psychobiology they are tackled first in this chapter .
16 I do not think much of the House of Lords anyhow , but it is essential for the proper performance of parliamentary government that the major Bills — this is one — are introduced first in this House .
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