Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb base] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | TITLE-CHASING Orrell make the first of two ‘ do or die ’ league trips to London in nine days when they face Wasps at Sudbury today . |
| 2 | It was completed by Justinian and dedicated to S. Apollinare the first Bishop of Ravenna . |
| 3 | Store manager Paul Ainger and retail director Colin Harvey welcome the first customers at the front door . |
| 4 | Jim Makin , Bill Mellor , Michael Hardman and Graham Lees celebrate the first 10 years . |
| 5 | That great British trouper , Tommy Steele , now aged 56 , will on Wednesday become the first non-Scandinavian to receive the Hans Christian Andersen Award since it was established by the Hans Christian Andersen Committee three years ago . |
| 6 | The people of Ross on Wye claim the first British balloon flight was over the town on February the 22nd 1784 . |
| 7 | IAN HUNTER 'S freak injury means Tony and Rory Underwood become the first brothers to play together for England since the war tomorrow . |
| 8 | Rory and Tony Underwood become the first brothers to play in the same England side since the war , while Bath No 8 Ben Clarke makes his debut . |
| 9 | Young , currently the smartest culture , crit , and sidekick Caveney provide the first serious look at the new wave of American fiction — from the burnt-out brat packers to such authentic talents as Mary Gaitskill and Dennis Cooper |
| 10 | I watched Pa mark the first blade with yellow chalk , pull down his welder 's mask , then winch up the grinding wheel till it just pinged against the right-hand end of the blades , throwing a couple of sparks . |
| 11 | what you have to do is , Tim have the first go , we have to stir it round like that with a , with a fork , OK |
| 12 | Rogate authors Roger Chatterton-Newman and Derek Russell-Stoneham check the first page proofs of their book , Polo at Cowdray , with Steve Hotston ( right ) , partner of Acorn Press , Midhurst . |
| 13 | Erm colours then er Alex do the first four colours on the left to see if you 've got the right one . |
| 14 | In Wardington take the first turn to the left on entering the village , it is signposted to ‘ Edgcote ’ . |
| 15 | ROYAL Liver League champions Dublin take the first tentative steps towards retaining their Leinster crown when they face Wexford in Wexford Park today . |