Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun sg] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The five-year plan would make the plant the first of its size to meet the target of the Netherlands ' 20-year national environment plan . |
| 2 | However , Saturday 's setback at Celtic Park marked the first time in a year Goram had been in a losing Rangers team ( he was injured when Dundee won at Dens Park in August ) , and the assured nature of his performances at domestic , European and international level have helped gather an army of voters who could make the goalkeeper the first since Hamish McAlpine ( in 1985 ) to win the Scottish Football Writers ' Association Player of the Year award . |
| 3 | Dougal was so cold that he dropped the key the first time he put it in the lock . |
| 4 | And between 1981–83 , when he was number one in the world rankings , he played in every United States match , helping them to win the trophy the first two years and even competing in their historic relegation match against Ireland in Dublin after they had lost to Argentina in the first round in 1983 . |
| 5 | You reply at once if you get the meaning the first time ( ‘ Did you get wet ? |
| 6 | French was a guest in the VIP box at Ellis Park for the South Africa v All Black Test and he know there were to be immediate problems for the Wallaby tour the moment the first chord of Die Stem was struck . |
| 7 | Hewlett-Packard Co has teamed up with IBM Corp 's Metaphor Computer Systems Inc for joint development and marketing of software to provide access from Metaphor 's Data Interpretation System decision support software to HP 9000 Series 800 Precision Architecture servers , making the machine the first non-IBM computer for the product . |
| 8 | Tough tackling and controlled possession by Woodmill were the dominant features of extra time and no goals resulted , making the game the first of the tournament to go to penalties . |
| 9 | Then Shelley felt a shiver of anticipation , as she remembered the effect the first sight of the handsome Miguelito had on her . |
| 10 | It had grown stale and ugly and he 'd left the Party the first time they sent the tanks in , but he did n't stop believing in the dream , the illusion , the myth , any more than he stopped believing in the Devil just because he did n't think there was a God . |
| 11 | Graham Taylor selected Clough as it became clear that Nottingham Forest have finally signed a transfer form which makes the striker the first summer addition to Souness 's squad . |