Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [to-vb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The study draws together the results of five years ' work by the investigator and the findings of the ESRC 's extensive research programme in this field to provide the first comprehensive account of central-local relationships in the UK for nearly twenty years . |
| 2 | I have made few attempts in this chapter to give the first references to ideas or discoveries . |
| 3 | ‘ We have trained the nurse caring for this infant to recognize the first signs of desire for food . |
| 4 | ‘ Basically we have adopted the original Decca configuration of microphones used from the 1950s through to the 1970s , but we do n't use a tree microphone in the middle of the orchestra ; we have a three-point microphone in front of the conductor and an omni-pair on either side to cover the first violin and first cello . |
| 5 | Place three of the wider ones on top of each other to form the first tower . |
| 6 | She has , she says , only enough petrol to reach the first garage . |