Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] the first [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The study draws together the results of five years ' work by the investigator and the findings of the ESRC 's extensive research programme in this field to provide the first comprehensive account of central-local relationships in the UK for nearly twenty years . |
| 2 | An Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman announced on Jan. 12 that the French government had declared its intention to become the first western government to reopen its embassy in Kabul . |
| 3 | The bad weather has also forced Rebecca Stephens to delay her attempt to become the first British woman to climb Everest . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They include testimony from one witness who recalls dumping buckets of waste from the Manhattan Project , during work to produce the first atomic bomb in the early 1940s . |
| 6 | An impressive 2-0 win over Everton left the watching Germans in no doubt that Leeds are in the mood to become the first British team to win a European tie from 3-0 down . |
| 7 | In 1888 Smith , a conscientious and outwardly austere man , gave up his business to become the first full-time secretary of the BB , his salary being donated by prominent Scottish businessmen . |
| 8 | In the 74th minute Furlong forced Cherry to make the first serious save of the match , and soon afterwards the goalkeeper had to turn a shot from Flynn round a post . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It would be sad if ill-health were to deprive him of the chance to become the first democratically-elected president of South Africa . |
| 11 | Later , in 449 the university and town were attacked by invading Picts and Scots , but Hengist 's victory over them , and subsequent decision to build the first Saxon town at Stamford , ensured its future . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | AN INCREASING demand for hypo-allergenic dairy products has led a Tayside woman to take the first tentative steps towards setting up what it is thought would be Britain 's only mare milking unit . |
| 14 | Recognising this problem led scholars in the area to make the first serious use of what are called longitudinal studies . |
| 15 | Pressplan Travel has arranged a special inclusive tour to cover the first three days of the fair . |
| 16 | If this is likely , your Divisional/Section Head will arrange for the Administrative Officer ( Personnel ) to send you a self-certificate to cover the first seven days of your absence . |
| 17 | It would obviously be the worst of craftsmanship to score the first four bars as they stand for the violins and viola and at the fifth bar to weaken one of the parts by division . |
| 18 | It is a good touch to have the first two cards the ones your ‘ opponent ’ turned over . |
| 19 | Last to putt , Treleaven sent his 14-footer into the cup to become the first Hampshire-born player to win the Salver and the first home county champion since Ian Gray in 1982 . |
| 20 | IN MARCH , Wood Group ESP was awarded its biggest international contract to date to supply the first large-scale utilisation of electric submersible pump systems to Saudi ARAMCO . |
| 21 | Two years later , in 1967 , ANDES was in a position to organize the first general strike by teachers to protest against cuts in the education budget in the name of rationalization . |
| 22 | In order to achieve the First Five-Year Plan , figures worked out at that moment estimated that the manpower necessary for attaining the production goals at 4.1 million workers and employees ( i.e. an increase of 1 million or 33% ) . |
| 23 | In the heyday of Napoleon 's conquests he had access to fossils from all over Europe and was thus in a position to make the first comprehensive study . |