Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] make the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Freud who made the first extensive use of hypnosis to probe the depths of the subconscious mind . |
| 2 | It was Janice who made the first move to end the evening . |
| 3 | We came together as a group almost by accident , but there was a convergence of our experiences and a symmetry to our ideas which made the first few months of our existence one of the most stimulating and electrifying of my life . |
| 4 | Quite often it is the clearing banks which make the first move by announcing a base rate change before the Bank alters its intervention rates . |
| 5 | There are many different people who contribute to the efficient running of a clinic , including nurses , technicians , social workers , contact-tracers , doctors , and , the person who makes the first contact with a patient , the receptionist , whose contribution to the well-running of the department is of particular importance . |
| 6 | We survived the Thirties and the war , we sold successfully up to 1987 ( a flourish of porcelain animals and birds sold out 90 per cent before the opening party , immediately after Black Monday in the City ) ; even in 1991 we had secured a collection which made the first half of the year look profitable . |
| 7 | It was James Watt who made the first major improvements to the principles worked out by Newcomen . |
| 8 | They are searching for passengers who made the first ever trip with them to Jersey 40 years ago . |
| 9 | They are searching for passengers who made the first ever trip with them to Jersey 40 years ago . |
| 10 | It is the profusion of flowers which make the first impression on visitors although fruit and vegetables are grown as well . |
| 11 | It was Geoff Yeadon and Oliver Statham who made the first connection in the jigsaw , 12 years ago . |
| 12 | Altogether they were to spend 15 months in the English capital and late in April they made the first of three visits ( the others were in May and October ) to the court of King George III and Queen Charlotte . |
| 13 | Flying from a landing ground at Smoogro he made the first ever landing on the deck of a ship at sea on August 2 , 1917 . |