Example sentences of "[verb] to take the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sweden tried to take the first initiative only two days after the ending of the Maudling negotiations , inviting other states to send representatives to Stockholm to discuss how their trade policies might be better coordinated . |
| 2 | GOVERNORS at Colchester County High School have voted to take the first steps on the road to opting out . |
| 3 | We do not need to wait for new efficient technology : as Stewart Boyle described in ‘ More work for less energy ’ ( New Scientist , 5 August 1989 ) , the technology exists to take the first step towards the targets we have set to save energy and fossil fuel , and to cut back on carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 4 | Without this they could not communicate with one another , if each claimed to take the first place " . |
| 5 | He had supported Pennethorne 's design because it was the cheapest and did not encroach on the park , but if they abandoned that design they were bound to take the first prize design , ‘ but as there was some difficulty about that ’ , it should go to the second prize-winners . |
| 6 | CSM fears to take the first step that might disrupt its partnership with industry . |
| 7 | GRAHAM BARROW hopes to take the first step towards a brighter future for Chester City today . |
| 8 | I resolved to take the first thing that came along and from that base to look further afield if need be . |