Example sentences of "[v-ing] the first [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were enjoying the first fresh food they had had in weeks before settling down for a long , well-earned rest . |
| 2 | Thucydides credited the Minoan kings with organizing the first naval fleet , and it is possible that the Minoans did indeed have a squadron of specially designed and equipped warships that were ahead of their time . |
| 3 | Mr Morgan purchased the Murray Collection en bloc in 1910 , bringing the first major group of Old Master drawings to America . |
| 4 | On touching down , after completing the first trans-Atlantic flight , the field turned out to be a bog , and the Vimy went in nose first . |
| 5 | She could recall seeing the first black insect flying towards her and then she must have fainted . |
| 6 | With the academic year 1992/93 seeing the first full year of modularised courses at Napier , it was seen as an appropriate time to examine undergraduate , postgraduate , and HND courses in relation to the inclusion of enterprise/ transferable skills in course descriptors . |
| 7 | Neil Jenkins , the Wales and Pontypridd outside-half , contributed 19 points as his team 's 35–15 win ended Cardiff HSOB 's hopes of becoming the first junior club to reach the semi-finals . |
| 8 | She seemed able to find interest in any topic , a gift which led to her becoming the first regular columnist for the Manchester Guardian 's women 's page . |
| 9 | MEGIDDO , Israel ( Reuter ) — A Syrian air force major yesterday landed a Soviet-made MiG-23 fighter in Israel and an army statement said he requested political asylum , becoming the first Arab airman to do so in more than 20 years . |
| 10 | Earlier , in May 1939 , No 602 ( City of Glasgow ) Squadron received its first spitfire , also becoming the first Auxiliary Unit in Britain to be equipped with the new 1000 H.P. 8-gun interceptors . |
| 11 | Perhaps she was more fiery in the days of her youth , when her agitation and organized campaigns resulted in Manitoba becoming the first Canadian province to grant the franchise to women . |
| 12 | He did so successfully in 1948 , outpointing Vince Hawkins at Birmingham and thus becoming the first black champion to be recognized by the BBBC . |
| 13 | Harue Kitamura was elected mayor of Ashiya , in the southern prefecture of Hyogo , thereby becoming the first Japanese woman to hold such a post . |
| 14 | Allen , who has been booked 12 times this season , was ordered to appear before a special FA disciplinary committee after becoming the first professional player in England to top 41 points for the season . |
| 15 | In the Cup Winners ' Cup quarter-finals , Monaco 's hopes of becoming the first French league club to take a European title were boosted when drew 0–0 at Roma , who were booed off the pitch . |
| 16 | DURHAM WASPS ' dream of becoming the first British League team to win a European game abroad ended in a 10-1 defeat here last night after Robert Herckerrath had opened the scoring for Gunco Pandas of Rotterdam in the second minute . |
| 17 | But that is petty cash to the jackpot the Rangers players and the club will earn from becoming the first British side to play under the changed European Cup format . |
| 18 | TOP-of-the-world mountaineer Rebecca Stephens was last night recovering in a snow-swept tent , exhausted but safe , after becoming the first British woman to climb Everest . |
| 19 | NEWS of Rebecca Stephens ' success in becoming the first British woman to reach the summit of Everest was flashed around the world with the help of an Essex-based company from the Marconi group . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , Sally Gunnell yesterday outlined her dream of becoming the first British woman to win a unique ‘ grand slam ’ of major championship gold medals . |
| 21 | The South Wales Cricket Association XI came within a raindrop of becoming the first British team to meet South Africa during their tour of Australia and New Zealand . |
| 22 | BY ANY standards , the success of the film Hedd Wyn in becoming the first Welsh language film to be nominated for the prestigious Royal Television Society award was a significant breakthrough for the burgeoning industry . |
| 23 | His footballing skills were obviously allied to a questionable temperament , and in January 1985 Frank McAvennie lived up to his immense promise , becoming the first Scottish footballer to be sent off in a Premier league match for giving a ‘ V ’ sign to the opposing fans . |
| 24 | The system design was submitted to Nuclear Electric in December 1992 satisfying the first key date . |
| 25 | Ballesteros dropped out after bogeying the first sudden-death hole and Mize and Norman continued . |
| 26 | Their contents will add to our knowledge of all aspects of small communities in the early modern period as well as enabling the first comprehensive study of a squire-dominated community in this period . |
| 27 | Sadly , the mill and house were destroyed by fire in 1933 , but from these ashes and the insurance money a modern mill was built incorporating the first Californian press imported into the country . |
| 28 | But if he came prepared to kill it was odd that he had relied on seizing the first convenient weapon ; unless , of course , he knew that the mallet would be ready to hand . |
| 29 | After he is wounded in this staged hunt , perhaps she could be seen to nurse him daily with iodine and mercurochrome , out of remorse , but in the process establishing the first physical contact . |
| 30 | San Diego , California-based Metrosoft claims to be developing the first commercial multitrack MIDI audio software for NeXT workstations : MetroTracks can accommodate up to 32 virtual tracks , eight of which can be mixed simultaneously depending on hardware configuration , is compatible with most third party audio products supported by NeXT , cost starts from $600 and ships in September . |