Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | That type may then be broken up or ‘ distributed ’ , if the publisher has decided to limit the first edition to a stated number , or if there is no demand for additional copies . |
| 2 | ICTU has agreed to include the first point in their Agenda at their Biennial Conference . |
| 3 | The Communist SED which , in round-table talks with opposition groups , has agreed to hold the first free elections in East Germany since 1946 — planned for next May — is seriously threatened by a split or even dissolution . |
| 4 | We are delighted to report that Lady More has agreed to become the first president of the Society and has given us a most generous donation in memory of her husband . |
| 5 | For Fumaroli , the Louvre is a perfect example of the triumph of the politics of bella figura , and the transformation of a great cultural treasure into a monument to the pharaonic ambitions of the President whom the Canard Enchaîné has dubbed Mitterramses the First . |