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

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1 During this period Meldola discovered the first oxazine dyestuff ( Meldola 's blue ) , and also the first alkali green ( viridine ) .
2 Despite his inexperience Andy wins the first race .
3 On the same day Chile became the first country to sign a debt-reduction agreement under the US " Enterprise for the Americas Initiative " [ see above ] .
4 On the last day Seve birdied the first hole and Hale took a six on the second , I can remember the scoring because in those days I had to mark all the cards , and I remember putting Irwin down for a six — and then the card blew in to the bunker on the second and I had to go chasing after it .
5 Once again , the backbone of the innings came from Lamb and Botham , and just before the close on the first day Lamb became the first England batsman since Barrington in 1960 to score centuries in consecutive Test innings against West Indies .
6 Batty was having a serious confrontation with Alan Byrne in midfield Byrne won the first half .
7 Full-back Hay had the first attempt and saw his shot only partially blocked by a hesitant Snelders .
8 With the wind in their favour Ballymena dominated the first half being encamped for long spells in the Hawick territory .
9 North America became the first continent to have a rail line from coast to coast when the Central Pacific met the Union Pacific in May 1869 .
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