1.  A chance encounter in a restaurant led to her first movie role.

2.  A considerable number of students left after the first year.

3.  A determined, skilful young actor can get an Equity card and a first job.

4.  A developmental progression of toilet training emerges during the first four years of life.

5.  A few years later I had my first sip of Fra Angelica liqueur, which is made from roasted hazelnuts.

6.  A first daughter, with some good fortune, could be endured.

7.  A first distinction is between herbivores and carnivores.

8.  A first rule in solving any mystery is to check the facts.