Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Misreading the clues , they head off in completely the wrong direction and manage to become the first people ever to get shipwrecked on one of the islands of Derwentwater . |
| 2 | The invention of the tank and the aircraft broke through the defensive stalemate that had characterised the first world war . |
| 3 | Rhiannon Petts weighed just one pound three ounces at birth and had to spend the first nine months of her life in hospital . |
| 4 | Viscount Melbourne became Prime Minister in July 1835 , but by the end of that year , it was necessary for the Duke of Wellington to become Prime Minister for a short period , followed for about one year by Sir Robert Peel , who had been Home Secretary and had introduced the first Police Force , enrolling men who soon became known as ‘ Peelers ’ or ‘ Bobbies ’ , after the founder . |
| 5 | The managing director of the bank that had advanced the first £20,000 was willing , the board , influenced by Niki 's grandfather , was n't . |
| 6 | In his lunch breaks Doisneau pored over books on photography , and at weekends he set off alone with a heavy wooden camera and tripod to capture the first of the ‘ personal ’ photographs that would be the basis of his life 's work . |
| 7 | To obtain a complete listing of all modules in the LIFESPAN system grouped by charge code , the user should press TAB when prompted to enter the first charge code . |
| 8 | After a meal which bore sumptuous witness to the Riverside Country House Hotel 's reputation for reasonably priced and lovingly prepared local game and produce , we soaked in the charming 17th Century atmosphere and began to plan the first of our walks . |
| 9 | After a meal which bore sumptuous witness to the Riverside Country House Hotel 's reputation for reasonably priced and lovingly prepared local game and produce , we soaked in the charming 17th Century atmosphere and began to plan the first of our walks . |
| 10 | When she returned to the table and began scooping the first of the curd into a mould , they felt her eyes burning into them , all three of them . |