Example sentences of "bring [adv] the first [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In order to succeed in their desire to pass on their property to their children , men first introduced the rule of monogamy and thus brought about the first great change .
2 He brought out the first published Ordnance Survey map , An Entirely New & Accurate Survey of the County of Kent ( 1801 ) .
3 Although the conference brought about the first international agreement on a multilateral adjustment in exchange rates , it did not prevent the collapse of the adjustable peg system .
4 It says vendors took around eighteen months to bring out the first XPG3-branded products after its introduction .
5 During 1990-91 the Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke sought to bring about the first all-party talks since 1975 on the future of the province [ see pp. 37624 ; 37720 ; 37784 ; 37869 ; 38111-12 ; 38156-57 ] .
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