Example sentences of "[to-vb] to the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neath , who have failed to match last season 's title-winning form , mainly because the younger players have required time to adjust to the First Division , scored three tries during an eight-minute period in the second half . |
| 2 | It may be thought unwise to present a young a artist in repertoire as familiar and well-recorded as this , but one only needs to listen to the first minute of track one , the F major Sonata , to realise that Haefliger is in complete command and has something unique to offer , namely youthful energy , dash and charisma . |
| 3 | By clause 2 of this mortgage , the mortgagor guaranteed to pay to the first defendant on demand : |
| 4 | WHILE expensively-assembled Blackburn and Derby faltered in the Second Division promotion race , Charlton , who have no home or money to spend on players , continued their unlikely attempt to return to the First Division with a 2–1 win at FA Cup finalists Sunderland , writes Christopher Davies . |
| 5 | Finally , and to return to the first century AD , although Christianity inherited much from its Judaic roots , it did not embrace the need for circumcision . |
| 6 | To return to the first problem , that also focuses on to a question of style . |
| 7 | At this stage nearly a month had elapsed since the watercolour , so it was important to return to the first study to establish some kind of modus operandi for the oil . |
| 8 | When their mother died in 1890 , the eldest daughter , who was by then thirty years old , was allowed to move to the first floor bedroom , and from then on she ruled the roost . |
| 9 | It falls to the groom to reply to the first speech on behalf of himself and his bride . |