Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun prp] [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was very nervous when I went to meet Mr Wogan for the first time but the gentleman who drove the big car to the show was very nice and friendly . |
| 2 | Once this had been achieved , and we had given each other that little nod of recognition with which one acknowledges an intellectual equal , I moved on to the question that really interested me , which was how Alison came to know Thomas Carter in the first place . |
| 3 | Tapie 's suit will aim to force the French Federation and French League to name Marseille as the country 's representatives to play AEK Athens in the first round on September 15 . |
| 4 | Kevin Keegan is ready to wheel and deal to keep Newcastle top of the First Division but Peacock is not for sale . |
| 5 | Torquay keeper Lowe made a mess of things to present Leroy May with the first goal of the night . |
| 6 | His aim was clear : ‘ I am here to get Leeds City into the First Division . |
| 7 | The ride down Northern Boulevard from La Guardia airport to the Queensboro bridge may not be the best way to see New York for the first time although Maxim caught glimpses of its towers jolting towards them over the grey horizon . |
| 8 | Even this appeared unlikely to stop Nottingham Forest in the first half . |