Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] [vb infin] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government of the Republic of Hungary will become the first East European administration to adopt an open system strategy across the board , saying it intends to use X/Open Group Co Ltd 's XPG brand in procurement and is to join X/Open 's user council : a government action plan on information technology has been put togther with the assistance of the European Commission and individual national governments within the EEC . |
| 2 | It was decided that Wordsworth should write the first book or canto of the tale , Coleridge the second , ‘ and which ever had done first , was to set about the third ’ . |
| 3 | Russia could get the first half of its share ( half , in turn , of the total of up to $1 billion ) as early as May . |
| 4 | If suitable offers are received for the work being put out to tender today , Scotland will become the first country in the world with a fully-integrated national road management system using electronic roadside signs to warn and divert drivers on major routes and new , in-car navigation systems to beat urban traffic problems . |
| 5 | AT LEAST three records will be established in today 's 138th University Boat Race — Cambridge 's Dirk Bangert will become the first German to row in the race , Andy Probert , their 38-year-old cox , will be the oldest ever competitor and Oxford 's Boris Mavra will be the first Yugoslav Blue . |
| 6 | WELSHMAN Robbie Regan will make the first defence of his European flyweight crown against Hitchin 's Danny Porter at the National Ice Rink , Cardiff on January 19 . |
| 7 | Believe it or not , Paul Newman is on hand to play the President and Susan Sarandon may play the first lady . |
| 8 | Wiltshire could become the first county in Britain to ban foxhunting on county council land . |
| 9 | CARDIFF 'S Steve Robinson will make the first defence of his WBO World featherweight title at the city 's national ice rink on July 10 against British title holder Shaun Murphy , of St Albans . |
| 10 | JAN MOLBY will miss the first month of Liverpool 's Premier League title challenge . |
| 11 | Romantic novelist Barbara Cartland will introduce the first instalment on October 12 . |
| 12 | CHATAM can become the first horse since the great Arkle 27 years ago to land the Hennessy for a second successive year . |
| 13 | BRITAIN should hear the first US election result around 11.30pm tonight . |
| 14 | Carole would take the first opportunity to get her on her own and have a word with her in private . |
| 15 | Other Unionists , including Law himself , were less sure , even though they shared their colleagues " concern about the political and economic situation ; nevertheless it was agreed to go ahead , but that Lloyd George should make the first move . |
| 16 | Anne and Tim will spend the first night of their honeymoon at Balmoral before travelling next day to an unknown destination . |
| 17 | The council elections to be held in Chile in June will provide the first opportunity in 20 years for Chileans to vote against the ‘ eyes and ears ’ of the military dictatorship , according to Maria Antonieta Saa , the human rights activist and Chile 's only woman mayor . |