Example sentences of "carry [adv prt] the first [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The Hong Kong authorities had carried out the first involuntary repatriation operation on Dec. 12 , 1989 [ see pp. 37121-22 ] .
2 Although some remedial work had been carried out the first major improvement was made in 1710 with the completion of a new stone pier .
3 He talked about Fitzroy , the naval officer who had carried out the first detailed survey of the waters we were looking down on , and of Darwin , who had joined Fitzroy in the Beagle for a second voyage in which the survey had been completed , followed by the long voyage home via the Galapagos and other islands , including New Zealand .
4 This project will carry out the first longitudinal study of the relationships between health and health related behaviour ; education and training ; and employment in men .
5 This research will carry out the first national random sample of Labour Party members .
6 This research project aims to carry out the first national random sample of Conservative party members in order to explore some of the most important questions concerning their role and importance both within the Conservative party itself and additionally within the wider political system .
7 In January 1990 Prime Minister V. P. Singh made some low-level appointments to the Council of Ministers [ see p. 37346 ] , and carried out the first major expansion of his Ministry in late April [ see p. 37378 ] .
8 Booth and Rowntree , in the late nineteenth century , carried out the first major surveys of income and consumption in London and York respectively , which laid the foundations for a style of social research which was , in the coming years , to play a major role in the formation of policy and social welfare legislation in the United Kingdom .
9 The surgeons in Utah who carried out the first artificial heart operation are still waiting to see how their patient manages before carrying out any more operations .
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