Example sentences of "to build [art] first [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Later , in 449 the university and town were attacked by invading Picts and Scots , but Hengist 's victory over them , and subsequent decision to build the first Saxon town at Stamford , ensured its future . |
2 | The Saxon forces scored a significant victory and in return Vortigern gave Hengist land in Stamford to build the first Saxon town in Britain . |
3 | Still , the Pentagon has yet to bite the bullet and recently awarded $419 million in contracts to Westinghouse and ITT Avionics Division , which have developed the system , to build the first 100 production models for installation in the aircraft . |
4 | To enhance even further the quality and efficiency of the yard 's hull shapes , he persuaded his father to build the first commercial test tank in the world in 1881 , with assistance from Froude 's son , superintendent of the Admiralty test tank in Torquay . |
5 | The housing problem had improved little since the 1890s , although a few local authorities , notably the LCC , had taken advantage of the legislation of 1890 and 1900 to build the first large council estates . |