Example sentences of "are [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is significant that under imitation forms , he states that ‘ the above , i.e. Nos. 170 — 178 , are dated by the Sigillata forms they imitate , which are of first century type . |
| 2 | The weakness of both the holistic and individualistic approaches is that they are both in their different ways incapable of explaining the origins of phenomena ; yet it is the origins which are of first importance in understanding human psychology and society . |
| 3 | ‘ Both locos are in first class condition once again , and , in the run-up to our gala , the two Hunslets will have been restored on passenger trains . |
| 4 | This is achieved if the relations are in first normal form and all non-key attributes are fully functionally dependent on all the key . |
| 5 | Most people are nicer than you think they are on first acquaintance . |
| 6 | Yeah , cos the Rug Rats are on first . |
| 7 | The eldils , the angelic beings who are at first invisible to Ransom , and their hierarchic sense of obedience are introduced gently . |
| 8 | For particular kinds of chemical reaction , and for particular diffusion rates , it turns out that , even if the reactants are at first distributed uniformly throughout the medium , a regular pattern appears , with substances concentrated in some regions and almost absent from others . |
| 9 | The books that follow this pattern are at first sight attractive , ideal for ‘ face-on ’ displays , and can even seem to have some serious purpose . |
| 10 | I see now that a child knows these things intuitively , including those things which are at first beyond its own experience . |
| 11 | Seen from the side , they are at first glance very similar indeed . |
| 12 | Many beginners are at first baffled as to how to make the shout . |
| 13 | The ventral interradial areas are at first naked but become granules covered . |
| 14 | The departments in the Faculty of Social Sciences are at first glance diverse , but they are all linked , in one aspect or another , by an interest in people and society . |
| 15 | Britten combines this with a highly resourceful method of linking and transforming themes , so that ideas which are at first simply pictorial take on a psychological meaning in the story , or vice versa . |