Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv] the first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He revisited the USA in 1917 to play a decisive part in helping to set up the first official American military intelligence service . |
| 2 | BLANTYRE 's Jim McCann and Richard Corsie , from Edinburgh , go into action in today 's semi-finals of the Midland Bank World Indoor Singles Championship attempting to set up the first all-Scottish final for four years on Sunday . |
| 3 | This research project aims to carry out the first national random sample of Conservative party members in order to explore some of the most important questions concerning their role and importance both within the Conservative party itself and additionally within the wider political system . |
| 4 | The bus failed to get up the first steep hill it came to . |
| 5 | During 1990-91 the Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke sought to bring about the first all-party talks since 1975 on the future of the province [ see pp. 37624 ; 37720 ; 37784 ; 37869 ; 38111-12 ; 38156-57 ] . |
| 6 | THE UNITED Nations is planning to set up the first international research centre for applying genetic engineering and biotechnology to crops . |