Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun] [conj] the first " in BNC.

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1 This is not simply to enable the vet to work in comfort , or even to reduce his rage when the first words are ‘ I will just go and try to get a rope on her ! ’
2 In fact , the Chope family were apt to come late , taking their seats after the first hymn had finished .
3 I remembered my astonishment when the first doctor I saw at the Centre read my notes and wrote down a mixture of Centaury , Gorse , Star of Bethlehem and Beech .
4 It will not be possible to say whether validation has been effective in ensuring that the Council 's courses are truly fulfilling their aims until the first graduates start entering industry but we have already started to review the operation of the validation process .
5 Equally personal is Janet Smith 's The World Outside My Window , the first piece she has made since disbanding her company and the first in a long time that she has made to please herself .
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