Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] he [verb] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | By consistently applying quantum mechanics to Maxwell 's theory of the electromagnetic field he constructed the first known specimen of a quantum field theory . |
| 2 | This week he records the first two programmes for his 21st series of TV 's Record Breakers . |
| 3 | As one of Wesley 's leading preachers he attended the first Methodist conference in 1744 and in 1748 promoted the system of ‘ quarterly meetings ’ to oversee the local Methodist ‘ circuits ’ ( groups of societies ) . |
| 4 | On 6 January he attended the first of the sessions of the high court of justice preparatory to the trial , and then attended most sittings of the court . |
| 5 | In the same match he became the first bowler to take eight wickets in an innings in a Test against West Indies in England . |
| 6 | In 1784 he began experimenting with small model balloons , and on 4 October that year he became the first Englishman to fly a hot-air balloon , with a short flight in Oxford . |
| 7 | In the following two seasons he became the first player to win the Harry Sunderland Award twice for his performances in the Premiership Final victories over Hull and Bradford Northern . |
| 8 | It was at that time he wrote the first of a series of Scots novels which were to secure for him a place in the history of literature . |