Example sentences of "the [adv] [verb] first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 However , do n't allow them to prevent a good view of the face — for example , the constantly wagging first finger in front of the mouth .
2 In the cunningly crafted first act , Maggie 's father and brothers are amusingly portrayed by Ralph Riach , John Yule and Paul Nivison .
3 Outside the centre are the fully trained first aiders .
4 Lunda Bululu , the newly appointed First State Commissioner ( Prime Minister ) , announced the composition of a reduced Cabinet on May 4 .
5 A commission headed by the newly appointed First Deputy Prosecutor General was set up to examine the incident .
6 In the fourth quarter last year Informix had a 25% pre-tax profit and in the recently completed first quarter it posted 23% , White said .
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