Example sentences of "first [noun] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , yesterday 's award is the first money the peer has received . |
| 2 | In the acoustic sonar systems of these species , however , the mind first patterns the vocal organs to produce highly specific sound signals or patterns . |
| 3 | SUCCESS AT FIRST CERTIFICATE THE INTERVIEW 50 150 |
| 4 | In the first case the creditor has obtained a grant from the praetor entitling him to take possession of certain property of the debtor in order to secure his loan . |
| 5 | In the first case the speculator with entrepreneurial initiative may identify land with numerous problems hindering development , and attempt to resolve these by negotiation . |
| 6 | This is because in the first case the interest earned at the end of the first month can be reinvested in the second month ; in the second case , the whole interest does not accrue until the end of the second month and so is not available for reinvestment until then . |
| 7 | In the first case the applicant , a barrister of Lincoln 's Inn , was found guilty of professional misconduct by a disciplinary tribunal of the Council of the Inns of Court which directed that she be disbarred . |
| 8 | In the first case the defendant , posing as a haulage contractor , was instructed to collect consignments of goods from three different places and deliver them to a certain destination . |
| 9 | In the first case the pay-off is £500k with a probability of 0·7 and in the second -£250k with a probability of 0·3 . |
| 10 | In the first case the pay-off is £500k with a probability of 0.7 and in the second — £250k with a probability of 0.3 . |
| 11 | In the first case the owner retains the existing use value of his land and is worse off only in comparison with owners who have been fortunate in owning land on which development is permitted and who can therefore realise a capital gain . |
| 12 | In the first case the client 's quantity surveyor may possibly include an estimate of the cost in the valuation but in the second case the amount will be omitted from the valuation completely . |
| 13 | In the first case the remedy would be belladonna and in the second , aconite . |
| 14 | In the first case the task is easier if the targets are larger , are closer to each other and more regularly arranged . |
| 15 | In the first case the item in question is cheap to produce but the parts to which it assembles are difficult to design and the assembly process demanding . |
| 16 | In the first case the item in question is cheap to produce but the parts to which it assembles are difficult to design and the assembly process demanding . |
| 17 | From their first hullo the rapport was there , for Jock Menzies spoke with Rob 's accent . |
| 18 | At first instance the court held that such a clause was an exclusion clause within the meaning of s 13 of the UCTA , since it clearly excluded one of the methods by which the defendant could otherwise , at law , have enforced his counterclaim , namely by set-off . |
| 19 | At first instance the judge dismissed both claims . |
| 20 | At first instance the judge , in refusing the injunction , decided that he was bound by the decision in Lyne-Pirkis v Jones and the plaintiff appealed . |
| 21 | At first instance the judge founds as a matter of fact that the instructions were misleading and ambiguous . |
| 22 | At first instance the trial judge dismissed the claim . |
| 23 | In the first instance the government was aiming to foster a private sector in small and medium-sized enterprises . |
| 24 | Jack Straw , Labour Party spokesman on education , claims that in the first instance the Education Reform Bill gave the Secretary of State 175 new powers , but that these increased to 415 during the Bill 's passage through Parliament . |
| 25 | ‘ In the first instance the record itself is absolutely tuneless ’ , he said . |
| 26 | In the first instance the picture of God is at fault because it is all wrong , and in the second because it is too small . |
| 27 | In the first instance the team converted an old horse dray , by removing the shafts and front wheels and fitting an inclined ramp coupling to the turntable , to carry the front end of the trailer : for uncoupling , a pair of manually operated folding legs were provided . |
| 28 | So , in a case where the seller was to build a yacht for the buyer and they agreed that on payment of the first instalment the vessel and all materials used in its construction should become the absolute property of the buyer , the court held that nevertheless no property passed on payment of the first instalment because at that time the boat 's construction had not commenced and the materials to be used had not yet been identified , McDougall v. Aeromarine of Emsworth Ltd. ( 1958 Q.B. ) . |
| 29 | If the whole group has to make its decision through verbal discussion it is often better to first present the issue or problem to small groups , then ask each to report back to the whole group . |
| 30 | That 's er Taibon our first base the army friendly base . |