Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new discipline of industrial archaeology , which emerged in the 1950s , was largely inspired by Rolt 's writing , and it was entirely appropriate that he should become the first president of the Association for Industrial Archaeology when this was founded in 1973 . |
| 2 | What 's more , he had also learned that he must ignore the first playing of the tune , and wait 15 minutes until it played again at the end of the programme — the dog would look up quizzically at the sound of the familiar music but stay still , apparently too smart to respond to an obvious false alarm . |
| 3 | Maxim felt a moment of total disorientation before he realised that something must have gone badly wrong , that because she had not greeted him he must stay being Winterbotham , that because they were strangers he must make the first move . |
| 4 | He could remember the first time that he 'd stepped outside into country darkness and closed the door behind him ; it was as if he 'd been struck blind with the click of the latch , and he 'd begun to panic at his inability even to tell which way was up . |
| 5 | He will forget the first question and reply to the salesperson 's later comment . |
| 6 | The 28-year-old from Omaha , Nebraska , is confident he can put the first blemish on Wharton 's unbeaten pro record when the two meet over ten rounds at the city 's Barbican Leisure Centre . |
| 7 | There is no doubt that , given patience and pertinacity , he can follow the first course at relatively small cost . |