Example sentences of "[v-ing] its first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this plenum Gorbachev was highly critical of the CPL leadership , declaring its action " illegitimate " and invalid and condemning its first secretary Algirdas Brazauskas for compromising with nationalist and separatist forces . |
| 2 | A group which has been juggling with fire for the past year is staging its first play . |
| 3 | Nonetheless , prices are unlikely to drop further : TransTools made the mistake of launching its first database at too low a price , which lost it the prestige Ollero feels it deserves . |
| 4 | Oxford University is helping young mothers scale the academic heights by opening its first nursery . |
| 5 | The world 's the oyster for Anderson Advertising which is now placing media in five continents , and group deputy chairman Peter Spratt says their design company , Creative Pencil , is in the process of completing its first project in Europe . |
| 6 | Fujitsu was the only Japanese mainframer which developed its own technology from the outset , producing its first computer in 1954 . |
| 7 | A new brewery is producing its first beer this week . |
| 8 | One of them is stretched out on a banquette ; the lulling rattle of the tables is coaxing its first snore from him . |
| 9 | A FURNITURE recycling scheme celebrating its first anniversary has established itself as a lifeline for a town 's needy families . |
| 10 | Earlier , on April 11 , the UN Council for Namibia , set up as an alternative to South Africa 's illegal rule , holding its first meeting on Namibian soil , voted to dissolve itself and to hand over its assets to the government . |
| 11 | The International Telecommunication Union is holding its first World Telecommunications Standardisation Conference in Helsinki March 1 to 12 : the conference succeeds what was formerly called the CCITT Plenary Assembly , and follows the ITU 's restructuring announced last year . |
| 12 | The New Oriental Gallery is located at 4 Davies Street and will be holding its first exhibition from 9 December . |
| 13 | Palazzo Grassi is holding its first exhibition devoted to a single artist , Leonardo da Vinci , ‘ Leonardo and Venice ’ ( until 5 July ) . |
| 14 | Miltoun House , Guisborough , the residential care home for adults recovering from mental illness , is holding its first jumble sale at Sunnyfield House today from 9.30am to 12.30pm . |
| 15 | Minolta , the camera maker , reporting its first loss in 27 years , has slashed the salaries of 23 directors by up to 20 per cent . |
| 16 | Early in 1980 a new Choral Society was founded , giving its first concert , Haydn 's Creation , just three months later in St. George 's Church , Heaviley . |
| 17 | This year 's centenary is obviously being planned with special care but the Meet breaks with tradition by having its first lady as President — long-serving member Joan Church . |
| 18 | The recently-opened London office of the New York gallery Daedalus Ancient Art is having its first show in the premises of Rupert Wace Ancient Art , at 107 Jermyn Street , St James 's . |
| 19 | But she remembers the Co-op having its first shop just , still in High street , but half way down , but then they had this prime position right on the corner , you know and it was a marvellous , a good Co-op I always thought . |
| 20 | The Museum is rich in exhibits , ranging from a classic car collection ( most of which are on loan from their owners ) , to the Sultan of Oman 's personal VC–10 airliner , built by Vickers at Brooklands , making its first take-off on October 17 , 1964 and flying back to make its last landing there on July 6 , 1987 . |
| 21 | The investigation team considered that this fault reoccurred and that this may have account for the aircraft making its first approach toward the built-up area of Basle to the east of the airport . |
| 22 | The combination of a massively-expanded market for Ecstasy and a shortage of supply has led to Ketamine making its first appearance on the British black market . |
| 23 | LOIRE producer Langlois-Château , is introducing its first Chinon wine to the UK . |
| 24 | The Czech arm of the Business Software Alliance is prosecuting its first case under the country 's software piracy laws . |
| 25 | At Comdex , a two year old Ojai , California-based company , Musitek Inc , was showing its first product , which it claims has cracked the problem on a personal computer . |
| 26 | The first row of the product gives unc and in view of this , the second row , excluding its first element , gives unc and so on . |
| 27 | Nozick wants to unroll this sceptical argument while admitting its first move , and it is the argument from error that forces that admission . |
| 28 | Life-long love of badgers culminates in nursery for the sick and orphaned A NURSERY for the injured and orphaned is still awaiting its first patient several weeks after opening which is good news , say organisers . |
| 29 | Coming up later we visit one of the finest palaces in the country which is hosting its first flower show . |
| 30 | Mitsubishi 's challenger to the BMW 535i , the Sigma , goes on sale in the UK next March after receiving its first airing at the Paris motor show . |