Example sentences of "[to-vb] the first [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nicholson 's own idea was , in fact , to write the first existentialist cowboy story , which was something of a departure from the current genre ; he was surely right in his assumption that Corman might not see the potential , if such existed . |
| 2 | Significantly , while Philips have been hurrying to launch the first full size CD-I players , Sony — notionally , Philips ' CD-I partners — have made no announcements about CD-I plans other than to show the palmtop device and to speak obliquely about other announcements to follow . |
| 3 | Who : The Minister for Industry What : Cuts symbolic red tape When : Today Where : Tadchester New Town Why : To launch the first English Development Zone |
| 4 | John Smith , Minister for Industry , today [ date ] cuts the " last piece of red tape in Tadchester " to launch the first English Development Zone in that town . |
| 5 | Mich eventually resorted to placing a hook on tension , then continuing to tension from the hook to reach the first real crack line for ten pitches . |
| 6 | The principles and example of the Revolution helped to inspire the first successful slave revolt in the Caribbean in Haiti , as well as the political independence movements of South America . |
| 7 | To enhance even further the quality and efficiency of the yard 's hull shapes , he persuaded his father to build the first commercial test tank in the world in 1881 , with assistance from Froude 's son , superintendent of the Admiralty test tank in Torquay . |
| 8 | The housing problem had improved little since the 1890s , although a few local authorities , notably the LCC , had taken advantage of the legislation of 1890 and 1900 to build the first large council estates . |
| 9 | RUGBY League bosses had to overcome the first major fixture hurdle of the season last night . |
| 10 | After much debate they agreed that the parliamentary group and the government should negotiate with those parties wishing to phase out nuclear energy by 2010 without being bound to close the first nuclear power station by 1995 , the date envisaged by the 1988 legislation [ see also p. 37197 ] . |
| 11 | Harford , who moved to Chelsea last summer and has since scored 10 goals , is now backing United to become the first Premier League champions . |
| 12 | In the event , John Conteh dropped down a division and Johnson took his place , proving the legitimacy of his claim by beating two contenders and then the champion to become the first black heavyweight champion of Great Britain . |
| 13 | In 1975 , he realized an ambition he had nursed since his arrival : to become the first black heavyweight champion of Great Britain . |
| 14 | A new gamma-ray observatory satellite to be launched in 2001 seems likely to become the first joint space mission between European , Russian and US space agencies . |
| 15 | If the plan proceeds , then Dangerfield is set to become the first significant tourist facility to commemorate the history of textile manufacturing in the Borders . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm on an unfinished mission — to become the first British heavyweight champion this century and bring those championship belts back to England , ’ he said . |
| 17 | The veteran Shankill councillor was set to become the first outgoing Lord Mayor in Belfast 's history not to be re-elected . |
| 18 | For 1991 Kos has got together with Champagne Mumm , sponsors of world class yachting , to produce the first official IYRU calendar and a limited edition signed by Kos herself are available now through mail order . |