Example sentences of "[noun prp] made [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did n't take much anaesthetic to render the exhausted patient unconscious , and , as Sophie made the first incision , she put aside her dislike of being critically watched by her professional rival and concentrated on her life-saving task . |
| 2 | Durham County champion Craig Kilgour made the first steps towards his comeback last weekend when he was among a number of county players who took part in a coaching session held by English Golf Union coach Bill Ferguson . |
| 3 | The Norwegian biologist Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe made the first important observations on dominance , in the 1920s . |
| 4 | Scott and a team including Chris Bonington made the first ascent in 1977 ; on the rock ridge of Shivling East Pillar ; Greg Child belayed on Lobsang Spire in the Karakoram — another first ascent for Scott in 1983 . |
| 5 | When W. S. Rockstro made the first thorough-going attempt at a life of Handel in 1883 , he had before him a list of no fewer than 53 likenesses made during the composer 's lifetime . |
| 6 | In October Gen. Dmitri Yazov made the first visit to the USA by a Soviet Defence Minister , at the invitation of US Defence Secretary Dick Cheney . |
| 7 | In 1555 Primož Trubar made the first translation of the New Testament into Slovene and in 1584 a Slovene grammar was produced . |
| 8 | Ben made the first on-sight of Psycho ( ) and followed it up with on-sights of Genesis ( ) , Rainbow Wall ( ) , Your mother , Monument and Anarchiste ( all ) with Mark sharing the honours on Monument . |
| 9 | The exceptionally strong team , which included Mick Fowler — with whom Saunders made the first ascent of the ravishing Golden Pillar of Spantik — Caradog Jones and Steve Sustad , had hoped for an ascent of the mountain 's South East Spur — a 9,000 foot mega-Walker Spur . |
| 10 | The following day , Darwin made the first evolutionary entry in his current pocket notebook ( known as the ‘ Red Notebook ’ ) : ‘ When we see Avestruz two species . |
| 11 | Although there was some confusion between their maps and descriptions of the peak , Knox-Johnston , Bonington and Greenland expert Jim Lowther made a first attempt on the peak on 11–12 August . |
| 12 | In 1850 , at his quinta ( mansion ) in Sto da Serra , John Blandy made the first butter to be sold commercially in Madeira . |
| 13 | George Bush made the first Supreme Court appointment of his presidency on July 23 when he nominated David H. Souter , a federal Appeals Court judge , to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice William J. Brennan . |
| 14 | In the early 1890s , in loyal imitation of the Queen , Gladstone made the first of a number of visits . |
| 15 | The Celtic player Davie Hay and the late Hibernian full back Erich Schaedler made the first brave attempt , but they chose a defective boat and capsized almost immediately . |
| 16 | In 1836 a Professor James Forbes made the first recorded ascent of Sgurr nan Gillean with Duncan MacIntyre , a local forester , as guide . |
| 17 | On a day that much expensive talent short-changed a dull derby scarred by offside , Strachan made the first two for Leeds and earned an ‘ assist ’ for the third . |
| 18 | President Punsalmaagiyn Ochirbat made the first Mongolian presidential visit to South Korea on Oct. 22-25 , accompanied by Foreign Minister Tserenpilyn Gombosuren . |
| 19 | It must have been towards the end of 1920 that Lord Darlington made the first of a number of trips to Berlin himself , and I can remember the profound effect it had on him . |
| 20 | In foreign affairs East-West détente had revived after the rise of Mikhail Gorbachev in Russia and in September 1987 Erich Honecker made the first visit by an East German head of state to West Germany . |
| 21 | Following South Korea 's establishment of diplomatic relations with China in August [ see p. 39050 ] , President Roh made the first visit by a South Korean head of state to China on Sept. 27-30 . |
| 22 | In 1986 , Sir Ranulph made the first of his four attempts with Dr Michael Stroud to reach the North Pole unsupported . |
| 23 | Two years and a historical event passed before Jack Elliot and Harold Farrington made the first commercial flights in Curtiss Jennies , on March 3 , 1926 . |
| 24 | Tischler made the first microphone for Dame Clara Butt at the Landessender Vienna studios . |