Example sentences of "to the [noun] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | King Idomeneus of Crete , caught in a storm at sea on his way home , vows to Neptune that if he is spared he will sacrifice to the gods the first person he meets on landing — which turns out to be , of course , his own son , Idamantes . |
| 2 | The man who 's watching him followed him as near as possible to the mountain the first time but he could n't go any further without being seen — the same problem we had with Scano 's boy yesterday . |
| 3 | Northern GRAMOPHONE readers ( and surely many southerners as well ) will join me in welcoming back to the catalogue the first of James Loughran 's Hallé Orchestra has always shown a special feeling for Brahms 's sound , and Loughran is also a highly responsive Brahmsian , flexibly spontaneous in his sense of line , yet at the same time demonstrating a comparable structural grasp . |
| 4 | The players will train at Bradford next week and have three days together in Wales prior to the game the first between the countries since England won convincingly at Ebbw Vale eight years ago . |
| 5 | As Julie finally found a parking space close to the bank the first droplets of rain were striking the windscreen of the car , like oversized tears . |