Example sentences of "[verb] the [adj] first [noun] in " in BNC.

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1 It is independent of the quality process but , in retrospect , would make the ideal first step in instituting a management system which is also a quality system .
2 Can we not do more even than we 're doing at the moment to restore to the centre of the life of the church the glorious concept of a team of pastoral care and a high command of power strategy in which dominance by ministers will be reduced to the minimum in order that together we may be ready to let the lifeblood of Christ flow through us in such a way that we will be better able to welcome the twenty first century in his name .
3 Call the inaccessible first thing in the morning or last thing in the evening , when their ‘ oppos ’ may not be there .
4 He beat to take the coveted first prize in a hard-fought battle at the Sneyd Arms , Sneyd Green .
5 However , following the successful first round in July , the three-day talks were generally regarded as disappointing .
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