Example sentences of "to [noun sg] the first " in BNC.

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1 If all goes according to plan the first stage will cost about $7m a day .
2 It 's my privilege and pleasure to present to Congress the first report of the Process and Construction Section .
3 When do the kids , the kids go back to school the first week so if you go
4 In 1978 fog at Heathrow airport prevented me from flying to referee the first ever game between France and Russia , and in 1981 a leg injury picked up in the First Test prevented me refereeing the Second Test between France and New Zealand .
5 it 's been uppermost in my mind a few times but the I daresay I would n't go to prison the first time .
6 Going back the other way , those needles which just knitted will rest and only the other ones will knit ; for example , going from right to left the first and alternate needles KNIT , going back from left to right , the second and alternate needles knit .
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