Example sentences of "saw the first [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The war brought , however , a number of naval victories and 1740 saw the first performance of Rule Britannia , which soon acquired the status of a second national anthem . |
| 2 | The 8th July , coinciding with the start of BR 's summer timetable , saw the first day of four train operation . |
| 3 | 1982 saw the first publication of the autumn statement , which can be taken to refer to both the publication and the Chancellor 's oral statement ( see Economic Progress Report 153 , HM Treasury , January 1983 ) . |
| 4 | The 30 September also saw the first session of a specially created presidential Commission for Restitution . |
| 5 | Cargill Agriculture 's Cambridgeshire-based Philip Simpson saw the first sample of Torrent a week ago . |
| 6 | Yesterday saw the first meeting of North Essex Health Authority , which replaces the consortium made up of the old north east , mid and west Essex district health authorities . |
| 7 | He saw the first group of storm-troopers in the forest to his left . |
| 8 | He moved as soon as he saw the first bead of sweat break on her pallid face , and then he was almost too late . |
| 9 | Brighton also saw the first appearance of the latest new range from Lyles called Heather Mist . |