Adjective complement with noun phrase

• put: Put child safety first By Roma Felstein of Safe & Sound Put child safety first.

Modifies a noun

• time: For the first time in years, Jonathan " Jack " O'Neill had cried.

• step: The first step is choosing the right iron for your needs.

• half: The lane was probably built to give access to Lune Mill in the first half of the 13th century, or earlier.

• place: For example, the cost of setting up a business in the first place can be high.

• instance: In the first instance two clusters were set up in 1999.

• year: We provide a company Nominee Director for the first year.

Modifying Another Word

• very: From the very first flat to our current rather large house we have never really thought about jumping on the housing market.

Infinitive complement

• hear: Sign-up to be the first to hear about all the latest offers, exclusive Park news and much more from Haven and British Holidays.

• receive: Our staff were among the first to receive satellite data for environmental monitoring.

• know: Member for Bath that I believe that Parliament should be the first to know, and I genuinely mean that.

• declare: Notes It's always difficult to be the first to declare a new thing.

• spot: Pasteur was one of the first to spot this in the asymmetry of tiny crystals of tartaric acid salts.

• go: First to go was the myth that reading is hard to teach.

Used with adjective complement

• come: All rounds are 3 hour races except for 30th April which will be 454 laps or 7.5 hours, whichever comes first.

• appear: Visitors to the site - Searchers are shown all events that interest them within 40 miles, prominent events appear first.

• ring: The Malvern Bookshop is now closed on Thursdays and customers are advised to ring first before traveling any distance during the winter.

• seek: Seek first God's Kingdom, and you will discover Eternal Life!

Preposition: of

• series: Welcome to the first of a series of regular e-bulletins which we intend to send to all of our members.

• season: This will be the first of a season of productions in the Seckford Theater.