Example sentences of "make [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also had a keen grasp of steam locomotive matters and was responsible for introducing suburban passenger locomotives in 1945 , in which year he also made proposals for the first LMS ( and British ) main-line diesel-electric locomotives , which were finally introduced under his successor H. G. Ivatt two years later . |
| 2 | Sir Bryan had made par on the first hole by sinking a long putt and his tail was up . |
| 3 | As he had also made birdies at the first and third , he was four under par , eclipsing even Raymond Floyd 's start . |
| 4 | RUGBY LEAGUE : The Stones Bitter Premiership final at Old Trafford on Sunday , May 17 , is to be made all-ticket for the first time . |
| 5 | Statistics on the death penalty in the USSR have been made public for the first time since 1934 . |
| 6 | STATE school exam results tables will be made public for the first time this week in the biggest Government publishing exercise since ration books . |
| 7 | Many élite families made fortunes in the first half of the nineteenth century and then invested their wealth in agriculture , usually in plantations . |
| 8 | Most of the larger calendar and diary publishers should make contact in the first two to three months of the year . |
| 9 | At Cromwell Road the students made use of the first floor which had a magnificent music room and a ballroom which they loaned to the Senior Common Room for the purposes of the annual Royal College Charity Ball which rivalled the Chelsea Arts Ball . |
| 10 | Together these alterations in domestic and international societies would make wars like the First World War impossible . |
| 11 | Tonight she would make love for the first time — and it would be with the man she loved . |
| 12 | The anticipated challenge from Ford 's Sierra Cosworths ended when all three drivers made mistakes on the first sodden day , leaving Subaru and Mazda to fill out the top placings . |
| 13 | If children make mistakes in the first consonant or initial blend , and are older than seven , they need immediate help with reading , and especially with phonic training . |
| 14 | Consequently the remaining seven Wellingtons of 148 Squadron left for Egypt , making room for the first detachment of six Blenheims from 21 Squadron . |
| 15 | Jim Milligan and Neil Roderick also made it , both making birdie at the first play-off hole , after being tied on 149 , to make the final 64 . |
| 16 | This produces a considerable combinatorial explosion , making processing beyond the first level somewhat impractical . |
| 17 | If the softly spoken Welshman is making history as the first rugby man to conquer soccer , he will not be the last . |
| 18 | ‘ For instance , would openness deter complainants from making complaints in the first place ? |
| 19 | The Gordon Bennett races made way for the first Grand Prix in 1906 when Szisz of Romania won the inaugural French Grand Prix at Le Mans . |
| 20 | He also made history as the first judicial nominee to be confirmed without the recommendation of the Senate judiciary committee , which held confirmation hearings on Sept. 10-27 , but deadlocked seven to seven when it finally voted on the motion to recommend the nomination , and then voted 13 to one to pass along the nomination to the entire Senate with no recommendation . |
| 21 | The latter has limited powers to make judgments in the first instance , subject to the right of appeal to the the Court of Justice . |
| 22 | They did not want to confuse their audience with images of pacifists , masochists or the self-proclaimed ‘ fierce dykes ’ who screamed that they wanted to make love to the first lady . |
| 23 | A boat called Dodo 's Delight sailed out of Falmouth harbour this week … on board a crew of old boys from Kingham Hill School in Oxfordshire … they 're off to make history as the first school group to sail around the world … they 'll be gone for twenty months … so we 're waving them goodbye in our Friday Feature |
| 24 | The Governing Body has decided that the income from this fund , which is used according to the By-Law to provide Edith Haynes Scholarships for either undergraduates or graduates of the College at the discretion of the Governing Body , will for the present be available to make grants in the first instance to mature graduates of the College who wish to continue or resume academic work , and are ineligible for State Studentships , or similar public support , by reason of age or inability to meet the requirement of residence in the U. K. Should no such applicant come forward , graduates of another university who are or have been members of the College reading for a further degree will be considered eligible . |
| 25 | It is , of course , a matter for the Select Committee on Sittings of the House to make recommendations in the first place . |