Example sentences of "take [pron] [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Originally a Roman colony , legend has it that it takes its name from the first lord of its castle Rufus , Marquis of Obertenghi , who had thick red hair , or , perhaps more romantically , that it is named after the sunset hues which turn the mountain here from a gentle rose to red each evening . |
| 2 | ‘ But what I ca n't understand is why they did n't just take our project in the first place . |
| 3 | Outside in the street I took her hand for the first time . |
| 4 | He took his text from the First Book of Samuel : |
| 5 | After a cautious start , Wharton , at 24 , a year younger than the Australian , took his time in the first three minutes before opening up with a series of punches in the next three rounds . |