Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [art] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those statistics , more than the shuffling , lethargic charade of sparring he 's staged under canvas as well as on canvas these past few days , have made Holyfield-Bowe the first heavyweight title fight to open at evens with bookies since Liston-Patterson in 1962 . |
| 2 | And her speaking so close with her brother , just after she 'd seen Marion the first time ! |
| 3 | Its draft proposal would give Indian nationals preferential treatment over other foreigners in Nepal — guaranteeing their rights to buy land , hold assets and engage in trade — and give India a first option in the supply of military hardware and training to the Nepalese Army , in the development of Nepal 's water and hydroelectric resources , and in other " economic and industrial cooperation " projects . |
| 4 | Riddick Bowe , who fights world champion Evander Holyfield here on Friday night , is almost certain to renege on the deal to give Lewis the first defence if he wins . |
| 5 | Mr Bergg said : ‘ When you approach Darlington the first thing you see are two posters from Conservative and Labour criticising each other that sums up their campaigns . ’ |
| 6 | So thought I. The first part was okay when we got the squad marching the 50 yards , but I was the only one that did not see that someone had dug a trench in the line of march , and in one step leapt over the trench in perfect style . |
| 7 | An unnecessary penalty conceded in front of their posts brought Castleford the first points . |
| 8 | The teams made Darlington the first club ever to collect medals in the championship in the same season . |
| 9 | The partnership between Campbell and former Crystal Palace striker Ian Wright has produced seven goals in five games , making Arsenal the First Division 's top scorers . |
| 10 | Gentleman that I am , I offer Steve the first pitch . |
| 11 | I gave Zuckerman a first draft of the book in 1984 . |
| 12 | When using ABC the first thing to do is : |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't need to ask Bill the first question , I can answer that for you right away , it 's on this list . |
| 14 | That 's what I said Paul the first time |
| 15 | The result was that Teshigawara made Belfast the first priority of his UK tour for the Japan Festival — not an easy thing to do , given that the settings will take two whole days to set up , with a further day for transporting them from Britain . |