Example sentences of "in [art] [noun sg] [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the rush to meet the first deadline on hours much of the spirit of the new deal has been lost . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | However , as the now-famous story purports , the evening after Nation had instructed his agent to say no to the Doctor Who offer , he and Tony Hancock had a serious disagreement , resulting in the writer catching the first train back to London the following morning , with no work , and a central heating system in his flat to pay for . |
| 4 | But the stark reality they have to accept , after being crushed by a vibrant Coventry side , is that they are now also-rans in the race to become the first champions of the Premier League . |
| 5 | Other works to be performed in the concert include the first performance of Martin Read 's soprano saxophone piece The Numbers Game , which will be performed by Alex Forsyth — the college saxophone teacher . |
| 6 | After he is wounded in this staged hunt , perhaps she could be seen to nurse him daily with iodine and mercurochrome , out of remorse , but in the process establishing the first physical contact . |
| 7 | aerial will need to be sent in very early in the morning to catch the first edition ! |
| 8 | The German totally overwhelmed America 's Michael Chang , 6-2 , 6-3 , 6-2 , in the final to take the first prize of $2m — but , more importantly for him , instil renewed self-confidence that the Wimbledon triumph was no fluke . |
| 9 | Recognising this problem led scholars in the area to make the first serious use of what are called longitudinal studies . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | We will , of course , move as quickly as possible , but it is most unlikely that my right hon. and learned Friend will be in a position to make the first pay and conditions order under the new Act immediately upon the expiry of the 1987 Act on 31 March 1992 . |
| 13 | The pre-head is composed of all the unstressed syllables in a tone-unit preceding the first stressed syllable . |
| 14 | In a speech to mark the first anniversary of the overthrow of former President Mohammed Siyad Barre , on Jan. 26 , Farah Aydid stated his readiness for a truce , but reiterated his implacable opposition both to Mahdi Mohammed and to the idea of an international peacekeeping force , which he said would serve only to protect the " self-appointed " interim President from the Somali people . |