Example sentences of "which [vb mod] [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the question , therefore , which ought to hold the first rank , Raphael or Michelangelo , it must be answered , that if it is to be given to him who possessed a greater combination of the higher qualities of the art than any other man , there is no doubt but Raphael is the first . |
| 2 | If there was any ambiguity , that is to say implications which might escape the first or indeed many subsequent readings , they were not the ones which would have made themselves more readily apparent if some form of graphic representation had preserved the tone of voice , the facial expressions or the hand movements of their author . |
| 3 | Among the happiest band of travellers are 5,000 St Johnstone fans heading for the seaside and a match against Ayr United which will decide the First Division Championship . |
| 4 | The Spanish Government 's Telecommunications Office , having twice rejected all competitive bids for a national radio-paging licence , has finally granted this honour to Sistelcom Telemensaje , which will offer the first of three national radio-paging services that were envisaged under the National Telecommunications Plan . |
| 5 | The following bridge carries the track which will form the first line of the Midland Metro , due to be opened next year . |
| 6 | The annual Nick Estcourt Award of £1000 , granted to small expeditions in pursuit of challenging mountain objectives , goes this year to the British Makrong Chhish expedition which will attempt the first ascent of the mountain . |
| 7 | More important for them is the other alternative which can follow the first primitive stage : feudalism . |