Example sentences of "and [vb base] the first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Formed in 1981 ULSS helped set up and launch the first Scottish Amicable unit-linked policy — the Capital Investment Bond . |
| 2 | She cried out in vehement protest , horrified to hear the crack in her voice , and feel the first hot , gritty tears . |
| 3 | Fish began to haul themselves out of water and become the first back-boned creatures to colonise the land . |
| 4 | Quite early , I made up my mind that all I wanted to be was a top flight boxer , to follow Jack Johnson in my own way and become the first black British heavyweight champion . |
| 5 | Runner-up three times , Mansell finished second in the Hungarian Grand Prix — enough to clinch the world drivers ’ title and become the first British champion since James Hunt in 1976 . |
| 6 | An he says , oh , you follow that road there and take the first left and — ( Furiously ) . |