Example sentences of "in [noun prp] [to-vb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Saxon forces scored a significant victory and in return Vortigern gave Hengist land in Stamford to build the first Saxon town in Britain . |
| 2 | The Club and Institute Union was officially formed in London on June 14 , 1862 and a few months later Henry Solly resigned his pulpit at the English Presbyterian Church in Lancaster to become the first fulltime paid secretary of the Union . |
| 3 | Today she was in Baunbury to open the first of many carers ' centres . |
| 4 | Sharif was also one of the main organizers of a rally held on Aug. 17 , 1989 , in Islamabad to mark the first anniversary of Zia 's death . |
| 5 | Within months , an Indian side had arrived in Harare to play the first historic Test and a reciprocal tour is being negotiated . |
| 6 | We were thrilled in June to have the first live sea-lion pup born and subsequently raised to young adulthood . |
| 7 | Top : Mother and son of ‘ disappeared ’ Pineda Henestrosa , in Mexico ; bottom : Prayer in Santiago Atitlan in Guatemala to mark the first anniversary of the massacre of 15 Tzutuhil Indians |