Example sentences of "to [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The falsificationist is committed to preferring the first . |
| 2 | I shall look forward to seeing the first edition , then . |
| 3 | JOHN WRIGHT hit an unbeaten 38 to became the first New Zealander to score 5,000 Test runs as he steered the Kiwis towards a draw against Sri Lanka in Colombo yesterday . |
| 4 | The dust wagon came up to the warehouse today , the usual they 'd got halfway to emptying the first dustbin in the back |
| 5 | The Americans and French both lay claim to staging the first automobile race . |
| 6 | The development of its taste for small water creatures as a main ingredient in its omnivorous diet may be similar to the trend that occurred in our own ancient ancestors during the intermediate stage on the way to becoming the first hunting primates . |
| 7 | With a major breakthrough in America beckoning , they look well on the way to becoming the first stadium techno band . |
| 8 | Sony will shortly upgrade this to the Extended Architecture standard enabling CD-ROM to beat portable CD-I to becoming the first multimedia handheld units to reach the commercial market . |
| 9 | If you could see your way to writing the first chapters of an autobiography I would be honoured to read it and give you my thoughts on the subject . |
| 10 | Klaasen 's contention that ‘ the only integration that has gone on so far has been among the top officials ’ seemed to be borne out by the fact that we had to wait for the penultimate game of the tours to seen the first nonwhite player take the field . |
| 11 | So far , most of the effort has been devoted to unifying the first three categories of physical interactions , the strong and weak nuclear forces and electromagnetism . |
| 12 | The composer 's extensive treatment of this theme comes very close to toppling the first movement 's structure in some versions , where virtually every note is caressed to the point of near-suffocation . |
| 13 | An extensive seismic programme will begin in the second half of 1992 with a view to drilling the first exploration well in late 1993 . |
| 14 | The measures range from renaming the health ministry the Department of Health and Community Care , with a Community Care Minister , to allocating the first tranche of extra resources to cut waiting lists . |
| 15 | ln ‘ A ’ Shop , Corporal Tait and his crew of two vehicle mechanics have been hard at work for three hours ; having inspected and confirmed that a new engine is needed , they are well on their way to having the first CV12 pack stripped apart . |
| 16 | They may be intended to help people to be more aware of their own interests and abilities with a view to taking the first steps towards any of these possibilities . |
| 17 | While the Blue Jays licked their wounds , the Athletics began the celebrations prior to hosting the first two games of the World Series at the Coliseum next weekend . |