Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] first [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would anyone be able to enjoy the first public performance of a pageant , devised and directed by Mr Malik , with the working title of Islamic Wimbledon ? |
| 2 | The journey is a repeat of an epic voyage 60 years ago when nuns from the Carmel Convent in Darlington travelled to found the first Carmelite convent in Johannesburg . |
| 3 | Perceiving the new opportunities , in 1765 Lloyd joined with a rich Unitarian neighbour , John Taylor , to found the first real bank in Birmingham , Taylors & Lloyds , the four equal partners being Taylor , his son John , Sampson Lloyd II , and his eldest son , Sampson III . |
| 4 | He was now motivated to found the first Labour church and on 4 October 1891 the initial service was held at the Chorlton town hall in Manchester . |
| 5 | Osbern 's next service to the revival of the old observances after his return from Bec was to write the first coherent Life of Dunstan . |
| 6 | Her strong commitment to women 's rights led her to write the first Salvadorean publication on the oppression of women , The Condition of Women in El Salvador , published in Mexico in 1961 . |
| 7 | Nicholson 's own idea was , in fact , to write the first existentialist cowboy story , which was something of a departure from the current genre ; he was surely right in his assumption that Corman might not see the potential , if such existed . |
| 8 | He was also to obtain the first formal recognition from the pope of the right of the crown to nominate holders of major benefices , before the kings of either France or Spain ; and he indulged grandiose dreams of annexing continental territories . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Its aim is to provide the first comprehensive study of childhood injuries in the district and form the basis of an accident prevention drive . |
| 11 | Later , she and Gosling were able to demonstrate conclusively what this relation was , and to provide the first analytical demonstration of the correctness of the Watson–Crick model . |
| 12 | The Tyrone men have another important League fixture this afternoon — visitors Limavady inspired by the mercurial Des Curry are likely to provide the first searching test of Strabane 's ability to stay the course . |
| 13 | This research attempts to provide the first detailed study of the formation of the modern medical profession within the context of local communities . |
| 14 | Significantly , while Philips have been hurrying to launch the first full size CD-I players , Sony — notionally , Philips ' CD-I partners — have made no announcements about CD-I plans other than to show the palmtop device and to speak obliquely about other announcements to follow . |
| 15 | Who : The Minister for Industry What : Cuts symbolic red tape When : Today Where : Tadchester New Town Why : To launch the first English Development Zone |
| 16 | John Smith , Minister for Industry , today [ date ] cuts the " last piece of red tape in Tadchester " to launch the first English Development Zone in that town . |
| 17 | Masters champion Couples coasted to a 66 while Love , the US No 2 , chipped in with a 68 for the Americans to set the first round pace with a combined 10 under par total of 134 . |
| 18 | Few of them were old enough to remember the first Great Famine of the 1840s , when Father Cavanagh had worked tirelessly to help the starving . |
| 19 | His research work has been published extensively and he recently led a team of representatives from Britain , Germany , Switzerland and the Netherlands to create the first European master 's degree in biotechnology . |
| 20 | In 1901 , Gorsky was inspired by Glinka 's Valse Fantaisie to create the first abstract ballet . |
| 21 | A major new library opened in 1973 and soon afterwards Nottingham was proud to open the first Medical School to be established in Britain this century . |
| 22 | Mich eventually resorted to placing a hook on tension , then continuing to tension from the hook to reach the first real crack line for ten pitches . |
| 23 | The first Illuminations were in May 1912 , to celebrate the first Royal visit to Blackpool — by Princess Louise — who opened the section of the promenade now known as Princess Parade . |
| 24 | Even when all intended partners of the new firm have indicated assent it will still be necessary to establish some order of seniority and to select the first senior partner : though joint senior partners are not unknown , the better arrangement may be for some restriction to be put upon the time that office is held by any one individual so that by rotating it between the participating firms a reasonable balance is achieved . |
| 25 | Undaunted , the staff and supporters of Etnias are joining with indigenous communication organisations throughout Latin America to organise the first international meeting of indigenous press . |
| 26 | The principles and example of the Revolution helped to inspire the first successful slave revolt in the Caribbean in Haiti , as well as the political independence movements of South America . |
| 27 | Within months , an Indian side had arrived in Harare to play the first historic Test and a reciprocal tour is being negotiated . |
| 28 | McKenzie was urged to play a season with the Randwick Colts ( under-20 ) and the first player he met was a burly hooker called Kearns , who like Farr-Jones , was unable to win a first XV team berth at prestigious Newington College . |
| 29 | This enabled Mitsotakis to form the first single-party government since 1981 . |
| 30 | The main political event of the year to June 1991 was the general election in March , in which the opposition KESK gained the largest number of seats ( 55 out of 200 ) and went on to form the first Finnish government in 25 years which did not include a left-wing party . |