Example sentences of "the first [noun] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 'll have it as the first course this evening . ’ |
| 2 | From the First Dynasty this was a term applied to the dead . |
| 3 | In view of the answer that I have given to the first question this second question does not arise and it would be unwise for me to attempt to answer it on a hypothetical basis . |
| 4 | Despite the stigma and stress associated with a court case that threatened him with jail , he has so far managed to score 17 goals for Brentford in the First Division this season . |
| 5 | In the first instance this includes a literature review . |
| 6 | In the first instance this is achieved by projecting the image of a cynical Nizan attempting , though usually not succeeding , to manipulate the institutional party apparatus to his own personal ends . |
| 7 | Thames Polytechnic is envisaging a course which will qualify teachers for the secondary phase ; in the first instance this course will be open to teachers from the Inner London Education Authority only . |
| 8 | In the first instance this would threaten the eurodollar and US T-bond contracts . |
| 9 | In the first case this could lead to a competitive bidding-up of medical salaries by the new trusts leading to an escalation of costs . |
| 10 | However verbally reticent he was , though , there was nothing wrong with McEnroe 's play as he overwhelmed poor Kulti , who knocked the 33-year-old superstar out of the French Open in the first round this year . |
| 11 | Lendl , who won his third successive Open title in 1987 , retired against Australian qualifier Neil Borwick while trailing 4-6 6-4 3-1 and became the record fifth men 's seed to lose in the first round this year . |
| 12 | These potatoes are round and white , a new Dutch strain , being grown in Britain for the first time this year . |
| 13 | For the first time this season , Paul Rendall and Jeff Probyn are paired together in the front row in a switch of policy aimed at tightening up the pack . |
| 14 | This was the first time this season that the number one Mercedes , which suffered all weekend from a curious instability on the bumpiest section of the 2.75 mile track , did not start a WSPC race from the front row . |
| 15 | For the first time this will give contract caterers direct access to the BHRCA management . |
| 16 | Not for the first time this season MrTyson needed a police escort as protesting losers surrounded him at the end . |
| 17 | Not for the first time this season their defence had been found wanting and Oldham exploited the weaknesses to the full , owing a special debt to the inspiration and tireless running of Henry and Milligan . |
| 18 | Not for the first time this season Tyson needed a police escort at the end as he was surrounded by protesting players . |
| 19 | That let off seemed to breathe relief back into the home side , and not for the first time this season the imposing physical presence of youngster Ferguson proved crucial with a deft header which set up Cleland for a fine angled finish from 15 yards for the leveller . |
| 20 | For the first time this season , manager Billy Bonds locked the dressing room door after the game and gave the players a piece of his mind . |
| 21 | Archie 's Nephew , a stable-companion of Rushing Wild , was scoring for the first time this season , having acted as a schoolmaster for novice riders in several earlier runs . |
| 22 | But the National Communications Union believes BT will be forced to introduce compulsory redundancies for the first time this year because it will be unable to find enough volunteers . |
| 23 | What with Mrs Clements and the girls also gone for the week , I suppose I was very conscious of the fact that once I departed , Darlington Hall would stand empty for probably the first time this century — perhaps for the first time since the day it was built . |
| 24 | Rowledge First School is usually used as the polling station for Bucks Horn Oak voters , but the venue was changed for the first time this year to the Forestry Commission 's offices in Christmas Tree Yard . |
| 25 | The Yorkshire Car Collection opens its doors to the public for the first time this year , giving you the opportunity to see one of the most magnificent collections of cars in Europe . |
| 26 | In August 1981 every piece of the city 's urban common carried a population of wall butterflies ( Lasiommosta megera ) , the first time this species had been seen north of the Tyne this century . |
| 27 | It was the first time this close to the foreman . |
| 28 | Ricky Willison is another ex-Walker Cup player playing the Tour for the first time this year . |
| 29 | Sheffield Wednesday 's chief goalscorer made it nine from 13 games in the defeat of QPR but later revealed he is happy for the first time this season . |
| 30 | Sharpe put two efforts wide before he got on the score sheet for the first time this season , courtesy of Cantona , after 77 minutes . |