Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [to-vb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Irvine had earlier hit the post and there was no doubting Aberdeen 's willingness to put the first tie behind them and move purposefully into the semi-finals . |
| 2 | Pontypridd35 Cardiff HSOB15 CARDIFF HSOB 's aim to become the first Welsh junior club to reach the semi-final stage of the Schweppes Cup failed just as all previous attempts by minnows had done . |
| 3 | Tommy Dempsey went close to the visitors just four minutes before half time , but both teams welcomed the referee 's whistle to end the first half . |
| 4 | Pioline 's stunner ended Courier 's quest to become the first man to reach all four Grand Slam finals in one year since the great Rod Laver won them all in 1969 . |
| 5 | The Galileans ' decision to defend the first was motivated by the perceptual experiences that accompanied their telescopic sightings of Jupiter , and Kepler 's decision to record the second was likewise based on his perceptual experiences when directing a telescope towards Mars . |
| 6 | Victor Saunders ' expedition to attempt the first ascent of Ultar I — the highest unclimbed mountain in the Pakistan Karakoram — has been defeated in the most galling circumstances imaginable . |