Below you will find example sentences with "first instance". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

First Instance in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: instance
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30.7 words

Words in this phrase

first instance

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • first can mean: Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. Very common word
  • instance can mean: Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 5 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

in the first instance 4× appeals from first instance decisions appeals 1× appeals from first instance decisions of 1× be the first instance where indrans 1× court of first instance and at 1× court of first instance in the 1× first level first instance or conciliation 1× in the first instance hezbollah a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in the first 2× although the theory 1× and of course 1× appeals from first 1× director of the 1× following a formal 1×

Common sentence endings:

the first instance 5× anti tank missiles 1× depending on it 1× financing a bin 1× in the kingdom 1× operators speak english 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

court 9× appeals 4× courts 3× two 3× police 3× decisions 2× powerful 2× iranian 2× civil 2× level 2× cases 2× course 2×

Related phrases

first floor first lady first round first inning first leg first innings first phase first nations first amendment first sight

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

first innings first inning first husband first half first grade first goal

Just after it in the phrase index:

first lady first leg first marriage first meal first met first name

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

first floor first lady first round first inning first leg first innings

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "first instance" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 30.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as in the first instance, appeals from first instance decisions appeals, court, appeals and courts stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first floor, first lady and first round, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with first instance

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Although the theory of drowning has circulated for some time now, this is the first instance. (16 words)

Director of the EPA's Office of Environmental Sustainability Micheal Lehane said urgent measures are needed to avoid unnecessary packaging use in the first instance. (25 words)

However, with Jackson Bazaar Youth, it appears to be the first instance where Indrans truly embodies the role of a powerful, mass-oriented police officer. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Following a formal meeting in November, the pack said the parish council submitted feedback on the layout and requested that the affordable units had a restriction so they are offered to residents of Harrold Parish in the first instance. (39 words)

Regular courts consist of both civil and criminal varieties at the first level—First Instance or Conciliation Courts, second level—Appelette or Appeals Courts, and the Cassation Court which is the highest judicial authority in the kingdom. (37 words)

The first instance of these helicopter " dogfights " occurred on the first day of the war (22 September 1980): two Iranian SeaCobras crept up on two Mi-25s and hit them with TOW wire-guided anti-tank missiles. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Appeals from first instance decisions Appeals from first-instance decisions of the Court lie to Appeals Division, which includes the Full Court of the Family court.

KKR’s batting performance marked the first instance of a 200-plus score at the venue and Rahul’s men never looked in control during the chase despite opting to bowl first.

In the first instance, Hezbollah, a powerful and effective Iranian-backed Lebanese militia, first made its reputation by the barracks bombing that drove Reagan out of Lebanon.

Regular courts consist of both civil and criminal varieties at the first level—First Instance or Conciliation Courts, second level—Appelette or Appeals Courts, and the Cassation Court which is the highest judicial authority in the kingdom.

The first instance of these helicopter " dogfights " occurred on the first day of the war (22 September 1980): two Iranian SeaCobras crept up on two Mi-25s and hit them with TOW wire-guided anti-tank missiles.

The first, which we have emphasized in our cases interpreting the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause, is that judgments about the appropriate punishment for an offense belong in the first instance to the legislature.

These have not been much used, with only two reported cases at the court of first instance in the first ten years after the Civil Procedure Rules took effect.

Although the theory of drowning has circulated for some time now, this is the first instance.

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And of course, in the first instance, this P680 to P1000, but of course on the assumption that more growth than the asset that would afford more growth in the production capacity.

But over time, the Court placed itself above the Basic Laws too—not only by rewriting them, but also by declaring itself the final arbiter of whether they are valid in the first instance.

Director of the EPA's Office of Environmental Sustainability Micheal Lehane said urgent measures are needed to avoid unnecessary packaging use in the first instance.

Following a formal meeting in November, the pack said the parish council submitted feedback on the layout and requested that the affordable units had a restriction so they are offered to residents of Harrold Parish in the first instance.

He made false allegations of rigging and other electoral malpractices and yet could not produce any evidence to back up his claims at both the court of first instance and at the apex court.

He said the CBN, which is a necessary party to the issue, was not joined and that consequently, the Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction to decide on the matter in the first instance.

However, with Jackson Bazaar Youth, it appears to be the first instance where Indrans truly embodies the role of a powerful, mass-oriented police officer.

If you’d like to report online, rather than speaking to an officer by telephone in the first instance, you can use Merseyside Police's online crime reporting service which is secure and confidential.

In the first instance of a threat to your life or well-being, or to that of others, the police and the emergency services can be reached on the pan-European 112 number (operators speak English).

It was agreed that, in the first instance, Stonewater Housing Association should be made aware of the request with a view to them financing a bin.

Lisandro Martinez, first instance, left his boot on a few of the opposition, and Rice at times tracked back like his life was depending on it.

Numerous other states are fighting the FIP on similar grounds as Kentucky, arguing that EPA rejection of their respective SIPs in the first instance was unjustified by law and render the FIP illegal.

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