Example sentences of "he [vb -s] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NEWTOWNABBEY mayor Alderman Arthur Kell will send a rocket into orbit this Saturday when he lights the first firework at the Valley Leisure Centre 's annual display . |
| 2 | He arrived before them to coordinate their integration into the first U S Marine expeditionary force ; he says the first task for his men will be acclimatisation with desert temperatures still in the high nineties . |
| 3 | Quinn can give the bookmakers a caning today if he scores the first goal of the game . |
| 4 | He answers the first question by reference to the ‘ harm to interests ’ theory , and the second by requiring a choice to incur the legal duty . |
| 5 | His reading of the First Symphony is second to none and he includes the first movement exposition repeat . |
| 6 | As he reaches the first solo stage , therefore , the pupil must either achieve a standard of flying which does not leave room for criticism , or he must learn to accept the particular instructor 's comments as fair and helpful . |
| 7 | The CEGB know it , the local authority know it , we know it , you know it , and the inspector appointed to carry out the inevitable inquiry will know it before he hears the first evidence . |
| 8 | The right hon. Gentleman should get out of the habit of writing his supplementary questions before he hears the first answer . |
| 9 | The hero was being filmed taking his 10-month-old baby to the pool when he gets the first indication he is going to be threatened . |
| 10 | Nor do I expect an angler to recognise every bite he feels the first time he tries touch legering . |
| 11 | CHRIS Balderstone will create history at Lord 's tomorrow when he becomes the first umpire to sit in judgement during a Test in England . |
| 12 | Driver Colin McRae is champion for the second year running … he 's won all six rounds of the home championship … and if he becomes the first Brit since 76 to win the rally he 'll land the bonus prize of a hundred thousand pounds … |
| 13 | He knows that if he fails the first time , he 'll win the second time , if not the third time . |
| 14 | He believes the First Division is so volatile that anything may yet be possible . |