Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [prep] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They will also be showered with gifts like top-of-the-range Mercedes cars and luxury apartments if they can spring a World Cup upset and beat England for the first time . |
| 32 | Also representing Scotland for the first time today will be the Ferguslie all-rounder , Stuart Kennedy , who follows in the footsteps of brother , Iain , who was capped six times . |
| 33 | Computer Reseller News and its vendor sources say Intel , which already bumped Pentium into the first quarter , will be delaying it until late next year because of those heat dissipation and manufacturing problems we told you about ( UX No 410 ) . |
| 34 | Some of the singers knew their place in that production — almost miraculously , Gergiev had coaxed Sergei Leiferkus away from a couple of London Fiery Angels to sing Tomsky for old times ' sake — but one of Gergiev 's protégés , Gegam Gregorian , was tackling Hermann for the first time , and Maria Guleghina had flown in for Lisa . |
| 35 | Their ability to attract custom in the first place relies heavily on ( a ) comprehensive , colourful and well-produced catalogues , and ( b ) the use of part-time agents , usually housewives , working on a commission basis . |
| 36 | In June 1984 , small businesses were also required to provide security for the first time under the scheme , which obviously deterred many potential entrepreneurs and damaged the usefulness of the scheme . |
| 37 | In August 1899 , Joseph revisited his Valley of Winding Waters for the first time in twenty-two years . |
| 38 | In November Nelson Mandela , deputy president of the African National Congress , visited Swaziland for the first time since his February release . |
| 39 | The 24-year-old Bromborough plus one man moves in at the expense of Royal Liverpool 's Ian Farrall , who is the only one out of the team which beat Cumbria in the first league match at Seascale . |
| 40 | In mid-November a United States congressional delegation visited China for the first time since the massacre . |
| 41 | Nguyen Van Linh , the former general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam ( CPV ) , visited China during the first half of May . |
| 42 | She drew breath for the first time in three and a quarter hours . |
| 43 | Honest , lovey , ’ the dresser said as she helped Constance into the first dress . |
| 44 | The latest suggestion is that three clubs be relegated from the Premier Division next season , with only one gaining promotion from the First Division . |
| 45 | As one commentator noted wryly , there are more companies announcing Pentium-based machines then there are actual processors : a couple of dozen manufacturers spread their wares and Intel topped the whole thing off by announcing prices for the first time , and they are not cheap — 60MHz Pentiums cost $878 , while the 66MHz chip is $965 in quantities of 1,000 . |
| 46 | Guerrillas in Kashmir used rockets for the first time on June 19 , in an attack on two waterfront hotels in Srinagar which were being used as barracks by Indian security forces . |
| 47 | Bates , who beat Byron Black of Zimbabwe 3–6 6–3 7–5 in his first round match , can find comfort , too , in Wilkinson 's victory because he is due to meet Frana in the first round at Wimbledon . |
| 48 | Kit had learned how to grow certain lucrative crops on the mainland , when he served with Roger Pole and the local Indians had been drafted to instruct them ; but he was cultivating indigo for the first time , in Sycorax 's former enclave , and he found the plant tricky and demanding and considered its production women 's work . |
| 49 | Even that incomplete list of achievements takes on special significance when people encounter Nadia for the first time and learn how a genetic abnormality meant she was born with only one finger on each hand . |
| 50 | Endill was led to the start of the line and told to shake hands with the first teacher , then the second , then the third and all the way along the line until the last . |
| 51 | The person chosen to start the game chases after the others and holds hands with the first person caught . |
| 52 | ‘ It 's the best day of my life , ’ said Capriati after defeating Graf for the first time . |
| 53 | Tomorrow Barry visits Northampton for the first time since surgeons at the local hospital saved his legs from amputation . |
| 54 | SOARING sales mean workers at car giant Rover are being asked to work Sundays for the first time in living memory . |
| 55 | It had been laid out some fifty years before by one of those famous Scottish golfers who had dominated golf in the first couple of decades of the century . |
| 56 | Mopping : Perhaps the best method for large areas is to use a kentucky mop as part of a two bucket mopping system with the first bucket filled with cleaning solution and the second with hot clean water . |
| 57 | She was five and a half when she entered school for the first time . |
| 58 | Replace all metal drainpipes with plastic ones ( which are far too flimsy for anyone to scale ) , remove any trees near the house that would assist ascent to the first floor and absolutely never leave ladders outside the house , front or back , always lock them away . |
| 59 | CCG will continue to provide services for the first year of operation and hopefully into the future . |
| 60 | It is kin , often , who provide shelter during the first days in the town and who help the migrant build his/her own home . |