Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] [pos pn] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A new international competitiveness unit has been set up and is expected to issue its first report shortly . |
| 2 | The Manchester City marksman is being tipped to win his first cap after surging clear of the pack as the country 's top scorer . |
| 3 | The only problem I have with all this hectic activity is that the concept of funk-metal should have been buried under 20 feet of hyper dangerous asbestos padding before it was permitted to draw its first breath . |
| 4 | Lewis is expected to make his first defence against London-born New Yorker Alex Stewart . |
| 5 | Donald , in the West Indies with the South African Test party , is expected to make his first appearance for Warwickshire in the Championship match against Derbyshire at Edgbaston starting on May 7 . |
| 6 | Coleman had already transmitted to Control his first HOTSIT ( hot situation report ) to the effect that NARCOG and the Eurame operation , like everything else connected with DEA Nicosia , was coming unravelled . |
| 7 | He was loudly booed by the 10,000 crowd as he walked in to bat and prepared to face his first ball , Jamaicans being of the opinion that he shares the blame for some poor World Cup selections . |
| 8 | At some point in the summer I was drawn to make my first journey there . |
| 9 | Gudni Bergsson is set to play his first game of the season at sweeper . |
| 10 | Argentinian Nestor Lorenzo is set to start his first game of the season . |
| 11 | THIS year Waterford Wedgwood is set to make its first profit since 1988 and the first of any size since 1986 . |
| 12 | Luton v Chelsea With Elstrup out of action following a cartilage operation , Harford is set to make his first appearance in Luton 's attack for seven months . |
| 13 | Afterwards I was asked to write my first book , How to Identify Old Prints , intended to be a history and explanation of the various printing processes and a replacement for the Print Collector 's Handbook . |
| 14 | Supporters in the west were asked to give their first preference to Harry West and their second to John Taylor ; those in the east , vice versa . |
| 15 | Some of the annual subscribers to the infirmary were dissatisfied because they had been asked to pay their first subscription before the building was complete . |
| 16 | A man was legally allowed to savour his first curry for three months . |
| 17 | All attempts by the parents to have a Lydia or a Charles would be doomed to failure : one Lydia just lived to see her first birthday — the first two years of life seeming to be the most dangerous by far for the poor little infants — and the next passed away at the age of three , baptised at St John 's but buried by the Baptists of Badcox Lane . |
| 18 | ‘ In 1987 , when I was chosen to fight my first election at Birmingham 's Perry Barr , I was on cloud nine , even though it was a safe Labour seat . |
| 19 | After some fumbling I had managed to read my first article by Julie Bitchkill . |
| 20 | However , the conference , whose start had already been postponed several times [ see p. 38323 ] , only managed to complete its first session . |
| 21 | A spank on the bottom never failed to produce its first howl of protest , then the cleansing process took place , and the ‘ miracle ’ was wrapped inside a cosy , warm blanket — then it was placed next to Mother for the first looks of adoration and wonder . |