Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [pron] first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What no one had expected was that my xenophobic father should find himself first sorry for the poor little foreigner and then gradually — but quite irreversibly — falling in love with her . |
| 2 | And Apple could introduce its first Personal Digital Assistant at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago next month , MacWeek says . |
| 3 | Tomorrow , I would have my first real taste of desert . |
| 4 | PHILLIP McCallen will make his first Irish road race appearance of the season outside the North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix when he rides in the Loughshinny Club 's meeting at Killalane near Skerries on Saturday and Sunday . |
| 5 | Gascoigne will make his first competitive appearance for Lazio against Tottenham in Rome this summer , before returning to White Hart Lane with the Italians to complete a double fixture which could net Spurs £500,000 . |
| 6 | The fourth-seeded Croatian , who took his ace tally for the week to 42 , will contest his first clay-court final since 1990 . |
| 7 | On 4 August , the big band sound of Syd Lawrence and his Orchestra will delight fans , and on 11 August the English National Opera will give its first open-air performance of Madam Butterfly . |
| 8 | Chris Lysons , Great Harwood 's goalkeeper , will remember her first National League game for different reasons . |
| 9 | He takes part in an invitation event at Crystal Palace and a week later will run his first international steeplechase in America . |
| 10 | However it might be expecting a lot for him to win four races and it could be that Simon Beck , who starred at the TT , will score his first Irish success . |
| 11 | A GOVERNMENT decision is expected soon on whether Suffolk will gain its first secure unit for young offenders . |
| 12 | The Liberal Democrat MPs , complete with their new faces from Bath , Cheltenham , Devon North and North Cornwall , will hold their first post-election meeting in London on Monday . |
| 13 | The Liberal Democrat MPs , complete with their new faces from Bath , Cheltenham , Devon North and North Cornwall , will hold their first post-election meeting in London on Monday . |
| 14 | SCOTLAND 'S clan MacGillivray will hold its first international gathering there in August . |
| 15 | KENYA will hold its first multi-party elections for 26 years on December 7 . |
| 16 | FOOTBALL : Middlesbrough Football Club Community Officer David Geddis will hold his first half-term soccer school on Monday . |
| 17 | Five million West Germans can already receive Eurosport , and 17 million Continentals in all , and this week the company will announce its first simultaneous commentaries in languages other than English . |
| 18 | Veterans ' debut FOOTBALL : Middlesbrough FC Over 35s team will play their first competitive match against Hull City in the veterans ' professional tournament at Norton Sports Ground , Norton , tomorrow ( 11am ) . |
| 19 | Jonathan Griffiths , the former Welsh rugby union half-back , will play his first full game since September 24 in place of the injured Neil Holding , and Tommy Frodsham could be in contention after recovering from knee ligament damage . |
| 20 | Between November 19 and 22 , the Towner Art Gallery in the High Street , Eastbourne will host its first contemporary art market to help raise funds in order to purchase contemporary art under the Contemporary Art Society 's ‘ Collection ’ Scheme . |
| 21 | Last month it was announced that Britain will get its first new-wave trams in 1991 . |
| 22 | Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson condemned the new rule that will get its first major exposure in this country . |
| 23 | NEXT YEAR London will get its first radio-controlled buses . |
| 24 | Bryan Robson will start his first Premier League game for United with Darren Ferguson dropping out and Lee Sharpe likely to appear as a sub . |
| 25 | Later this year the Halifax will open its first European office . |