Example sentences of "[vb infin] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Local Government Board had bought the waterworks three years earlier , and on August 4 1856 it commissioned town surveyor Mr G Mason to design and build the first spouter at the top of Tubwell Row .
2 Yes er , well I think we might , I 'll answer the second question but we 'll , we 'll , we 'll answer the first question but we 'll ask Michael , who 's right here to , to comment on entertainment .
3 The Prime Minister should answer the first part of that question , but not the second .
4 Well we have production course you have made your appointment to see Mr and Mrs who are existing clients of , you will now conduct the first appointment starting with greeting and appropriate sociability which is the first part of step one , through to producing the C C Q and then further copy pages two and four of the attached C C Q in your booklet , so two and four are er we 've got four and two , the personal details and may be the wrong way round there , so it 's advisable to say you complete the first part of it , page two and then the employment details okay , so you doing a little bit of exploring there so if you like you can be doing all of step one and a little bit of step two , buying in this particular role playing .
5 Readability will remain the first principle of Cobol , no matter what paradigm fashion dictates it must embrace .
6 Having a resistivity of some 10MΩ and a permittivity of 3 , it would remain the first choice of insulation for undersea cables until development of para gutta , composed of wax and deproteinised rubber .
7 They will lease the first team pitch and clubhouse back from the buyers next season and expect to move to new premises in 1993 .
8 Information sessions will cover the first year of the pilot and one college 's experience of offering the additional assessment .
9 So it is the woman who will experience the first withdrawal symptoms .
10 Once all the letters are found , the object is to unscramble them to make up the phrase and you can make the first person the winner .
11 WELSHMAN Robbie Regan will make the first defence of his European flyweight crown against Hitchin 's Danny Porter at the National Ice Rink , Cardiff on January 19 .
12 CARDIFF 'S Steve Robinson will make the first defence of his WBO World featherweight title at the city 's national ice rink on July 10 against British title holder Shaun Murphy , of St Albans .
13 If they have upset you , perhaps they are hoping you will make the first move .
14 Other Unionists , including Law himself , were less sure , even though they shared their colleagues " concern about the political and economic situation ; nevertheless it was agreed to go ahead , but that Lloyd George should make the first move .
15 Neither the foundationalist nor the solipsist can make the first move .
16 ‘ We 'll play a waiting game , and let Michael make the first move , ’ I said .
17 She would definitely not make the first move .
18 Let him make the first move .
19 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 .
20 It is unlikely , though , that we can handle all these if we can not make the first distinction systematically ( and the alert reader can no doubt find mistakes of this sort within this book ) .
21 If they decide that you should , then you will be given a date for the start of the Service , and the Scheme 's driver will make the first visit to you , bringing a new supply of fresh sheets at a convenient time .
22 IT WILL NOT ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE , BUT HOPEFULLY IT WILL MAKE THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO EASIER !
23 Will he make the first team or will be another warmer for the subs bench ?
24 He started his career at Everton , but did not make the first team and has since played at Bolton , Chester , Lincoln , West Brom and Preston .
25 I think that the instructor should treat the first flight on a particular glider as if it was the first flight of the day , and on subsequent flights he should just check for full and free movement and that the surfaces are moving fully .
26 Where appropriate MAS will prepare the first draft of the heads on behalf of the purchaser .
27 If no notification is made prepare the first absence letter to be issued .
28 ‘ When do you want the first payment ? ’
29 ‘ Do you want the first team or the Reserves , ’ it adds .
30 do n't want the first wee of the mor
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