Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] to the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The distinctive characteristic of these writers was their belief in progress : the belief , in particular , that the system of international relations that had given rise to the First World War was capable of being transformed into a fundamentally more peaceful and just world order ; that under the impact of the awakening of democracy , the growth of the ‘ international mind ’ , the development of the League of Nations , the good works of men of peace or the enlightenment spread by their own teachings , it was in fact being transformed ; and that their responsibility as students of international relations was to assist this march of progress to overcome the ignorance , the prejudices , the ill-will , and the sinister interests that stood in its way . |
| 2 | Barthelsson was over the line at the start , put in his 720° turn and still beat Österlund to the first mark , a lead which he held until the end . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She might get over this present illness but would only fall victim to the first virus that came along . |
| 5 | He became increasingly concerned that the monarchical regime of Kaiser Wilhelm II , which committed Germany to the First World War , was over-dominated by military and bureaucratic interests at the expense of the national interest . |
| 6 | It 's these lectures which finally unbalance Bob Roberts , which shifts from crisp satire to stodgy tract under the sheer density of Robbins ’ disgust with US politics , losing along the way the warped rock ‘ n ’ roll and documentary trappings which give bite to the first film intelligent enough to see assassination as a career move for the victim . |
| 7 | It was Geoteam Exploration 's first 3D seismic survey for BP and he paid tribute to the first class performance of the Nordic Explorer and staff . |
| 8 | When you reach the goal , ask the name of the city and give flowers to the first person you meet . ’ |
| 9 | Furthermore , legislation expressly intended to give effect to the first stage of Economic and Monetary Union has already been enacted , following the decision of the European Council in Madrid in June 1989 that that stage should begin on 1 July 1990 . |
| 10 | One Friday evening , I drove down to the lovely old house , Ramster , near Chiddingfold , where artist Mr Paul Gunn and his charming wife Miranda had invited friends to the first night of an exhibition of Paul Gunn 's most recent landscapes , and to drinks and supper . |
| 11 | The association with a traditional barn incorporating porches has been skilfully exploited in order to broaden the width of the building at its centre so that an enclosed entrance porch and a generous ‘ dog-leg ’ staircase , giving access to the first floor , could be included on one side , while the equivalent projection on the west side houses an oriel window serving the dining-room which gives a commanding view over the Cherwell Valley . |
| 12 | Bourgeois literature was unequivocally condemned on three counts : first , for its failure to voice opposition to the First World War , a failure in other words to disclose the true reality of the war as an imperialist struggle ; secondly , for its refusal to offer an accurate depiction of the Soviet revolution , a failure explained as the cowardly refusal of the bourgeois writer to disclose the deepening crisis of capitalism after 1929 , a crisis highlighted by the success of the five year plan in the Soviet Union ; finally , for its refusal to face up to the growing threat of fascism . |
| 13 | So Tallis at last entered the stone corridors and galleries which had once led Harry to the first forest , and a forbidden land in whose winter embrace he had become lost . |
| 14 | You will need to pay attention to the first impression you make . |
| 15 | Burnden Park boss Bruce Rioch is keen to strengthen his squad after winning promotion to the First Division , and Manchester United 's Welsh international figures highly on his wanted list . |
| 16 | The following year their home was established at the Manor Ground , Plumstead , and in 1904 the club won promotion to the First Division . |
| 17 | In terms of presumptions , the Act did enforce performance in a specified manner ( a fine ) but this gives way to the first exception , the obligation was imposed for the benefit of a class of people , factory employees . |
| 18 | Clause 7 thereof gave power to the first defendant , inter alia , to ‘ determine the remuneration of the receiver . ’ |
| 19 | In the event , although both Charitable Trust and Council had given assent to the first advert on the policy agreed , they baulked at the second wave of recruiting , and sought to change the basis of our agreement . |
| 20 | Attributing value to the first team squad |
| 21 | They did not want to confuse their audience with images of pacifists , masochists or the self-proclaimed ‘ fierce dykes ’ who screamed that they wanted to make love to the first lady . |