Example sentences of "take [pron] first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BOY wonder Nicholas MacMahon enters a brave new world as he takes his first tentative taps on a computer keyboard . |
| 2 | EMBOLDENED by the election result , that near-extinct breed , the yuppie , is taking its first tentative steps abroad for some time . |
| 3 | When the 1992 intake of new MPs took their first tentative steps round Westminster on Monday morning , the place was in turmoil . |
| 4 | Like Dorothy teetering in her ruby slippers on the brink of the Yellow Brick Road , young Kylie took her first tentative steps towards stardom . |
| 5 | In the pool of silence which fell between them Laura raised her eyes and took her first good , clear look at the man she had married , and whom she had n't seen for so many years . |
| 6 | ‘ He ai n't done nothing and that 's the truth , ’ Jess said , taking her first good look . |
| 7 | Giant Shoes , from Giant Shoes For Little People , are beautiful bootee-style shoes perfect for tots — from tiny babies to toddlers taking their first tentative steps . |
| 8 | In one project , scientists at Wurtsmith Air force Base in Michigan are taking their first close look at an organism that was found happily growing in the processing tower of a mechanical device for cleaning trichloroethylene out of contaminated ground water . |
| 9 | ‘ It is a good set-up and I am looking forward to the challenge , ’ said O'Brien , who will be taking his first managerial role at non-league level after many years in coaching jobs with Marine , South Liverpool , Northwich Victoria and Warrington . |
| 10 | The Hampshire powerhouse risked little by taking his first tentative net against the spinners late yesterday afternoon . |
| 11 | On the Thursday , on a cool , damp evening , Sebastian Coe took his first major 800 metres title , followed home by Tom McKean and Steve Cram . |
| 12 | Sture Sivertsen , of Norway , took his first major individual title by pipping Vladimir Smirnov , of Kazakhastan , by 3.9sec in the 10km cross-country race at the World Nordic Championships , in Falun , Sweden , yesterday . |
| 13 | He had no idea where he was , except that it must be somewhere in the wilds of Wales , well hidden from any possibility of rescue ; and he took his first unwilling look about him in the conviction that captivity could mean nothing better than solitude , close confinement and squalor . |
| 14 | He took his first permanent job with Metropolitan Vickers now part of GEC , broadly working in personnel , overseas recruitment and welfare before joining the University of Stirling in October 1969 as Careers and Appointments Officer . |
| 15 | His relationship with the motor industry probably really came to the attention of the public in 1967 when he entered the world of rally driving in a self-prepared Mini Cooper S. The next year , in a Ford Escort 1600 , he took his first Scottish Championship title . |
| 16 | He then took his first head chef position for the opening of Brian Turner 's restaurant in 1986 . |
| 17 | There is also the village of Ackworth , where Geoff Boycott took his first faltering steps at the crease to become the greatest cricketer that the world has ever seen and a great Yorkshireman . |
| 18 | It was during the Germania period that Nietzsche 's inclination toward ancient Greece seems to have taken its first definite shape , although his distaste for specialization remained . |
| 19 | After a switch to real race machinery , Bradl soon became known as a daring , go-for-broke rider and by 1987 he 'd taken his first European championship win and second overall in the series . |
| 20 | From its position in the capital ( then considered the Second City of the Empire ) and from the sheer size of the market , coupled with the technological advances of the steam age , Guinness was , by 1800 , well positioned to take its first tentative step onto the world stage . |
| 21 | Having lost in the first round to Sarah Lochrie , 7–5 , 6–4 , she then fought her way back into the tournament to beat Jasmine Choudhury 7–5 , 6–3 in the semis and Felicia D'Amelio 2–6 , 6–4 , 6–4 in the final to take her first national title . |
| 22 | But his disastrous 76 on Saturday cost him dearly as Zimbabwe 's Nick Price kept his head to take his first major title with a battling 70 for 278 and a three-stroke victory ahead of Faldo , John Cook , Gene Sauers and Jim Gallagher Jnr . |
| 23 | As he walked up Lady Street the sun broke through and he was able to take his first leisurely look at the pleasing medley of styles , periods , and usage . |
| 24 | But he has travelled 5000 miles to Edinburgh for expert help and is now all set to take his first faltering steps at the age of five . |
| 25 | It may well have been the news of his mother 's fate which stirred Richard to take his first independent political action . |
| 26 | Edmund Mortimer , with blood running down inside the plates of his armour , heaved his mount out of the mire and up to firm ground , and wheeled to take his first brief survey of the field , and locate the main body of the Welsh cavalry , for only in hand-to-hand combat with them was there any respite from the steady and murderous attentions of the bowmen above . |
| 27 | ‘ Do you and Cindy plan — ’ but Ruth was coming into the room with a tray , setting it down on his desk , handing one of the white bone china cups with the delicate gold rim to Cashman , watching him take his first appreciative sip . |