Example sentences of "[to-vb] the [adj] first [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 An invitation for CLOTHES SHOW readers to attend the EXCLUSIVE FIRST NIGHT of Europe 's Premier Event
2 Laurie Mains , the former Otago and All Black fullback who nursed Otago to win the national first division championship last winter , has already been named as coach of the All Blacks in place of the unavailable Alex Wyllis .
3 Continuing to use the unchanging first part of the sentence , the different endings could be : lotus flowers ? … pyramids ? … whisky ? … tulips ? … shamrock ? … chopsticks ? … tomahawks ? … clogs ? … coffee ?
4 The Leonardo drawings alone would have made a fine exhibition , although not one to fill the entire first floor of Palazzo Grassi .
5 He beat to take the coveted first prize in a hard-fought battle at the Sneyd Arms , Sneyd Green .
  Next page