Example sentences of "being [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Class 313 units are also used on the suburban service between Euston and Watford Junction , to which service fell the honour of being the first line to be given a NSE total route refurbishment programme and branded ‘ Harlequin' . |
| 2 | UNIT GROUP , which obtained the distinction of being the first company to float on the Third Market , is about to make an important diversification into the engineering sector . |
| 3 | That in turn threatens the worst for the teams they face , Cardiff being the first to dip their toe in the water . |
| 4 | It appears that Geordie , the Newcastle chap who cheered things up during the trip to the beach last week , by being the first to run naked into the sea , was badly wounded when his jeep ran over a mine and the driver was killed . |
| 5 | Margaret Thatcher was remarkable , of course , for being the first woman Prime Minister , and she could use this factor to persuade or beguile male colleagues on occasion . |
| 6 | Nicknamed ‘ Alpha ’ , she has the distinction of being the first woman , Regular or TA , to gain the coveted Provost Marshal 's Gold Whistle award for being top on her recruits ' course . |
| 7 | Max Schmeling , who became the darling of the Nazi Party by being the first man to defeat Joe Louis , was feted in one of those boxing nostalgias which try , on the side , to thumb the nose at the American Medical Association and other such clinical societies concerned about brain damage . |
| 8 | Max Schmeling , who became the darling of the Nazi Party by being the first man to defeat Joe Louis , was feted in one of those boxing nostalgias which try , on the side , to thumb the nose at the American Medical Association and other such clinical societies concerned about brain damage . |
| 9 | We have recently completed the sale of 54 cottages , bungalows and flats in central Didcot , built by Secure Retirement , the development being the first of its kind in the Town . |
| 10 | G.K. Chesterton on the artifice of the simple life is enough to turn a Green purple , Orwell on Gandhi is subtle and sinewy and James Baldwin on being the first black man in a Swiss valley is dignified and sad . |
| 11 | Being the first to inhale it , having it to himself , gave him a feeling of power . |
| 12 | The loyalists saw the toleration of ‘ rebel ’ meetings as being the first signs of weakness which would only encourage the nationalists in their campaign to destroy Northern Ireland . |
| 13 | He has the distinction of being among Britain 's 100 richest men , and also of being the first man to be kicked out of Lloyd 's — in 1982 for ‘ discreditable conduct ’ . |
| 14 | All three of the above were in the House of Lords when they formed their ministries , so the distinction of being the first elected politician with a K to become Prime Minister is still available . |
| 15 | STEVE BRUCE yesterday described lifting the Rumbelows Cup as the proudest moment of his life , then suggested the honour of being the first Manchester United captain to do so should have gone to Bryan Robson . |
| 16 | From Heath Junction , the Chesterfield Loop followed the Rother Valley towards the town , the station at Grassmoor being the first on this section . |
| 17 | Albert Graf , one of the founders , is generally recognized as being the first breeder of the type we would know today . |
| 18 | The convent wanted to sell part of the grounds for development ; the local council was sympathetic while being the first to recognize the importance of the garden . |
| 19 | The Gondola was significant in being the first of the specially built feature cars , unlike 68 which still operated normally while annually assuming its illuminations . |
| 20 | When the Company 's lease expired in 1892 , Lancaster 's services as manager were retained , thus giving him the distinction of being the first electric street tramway Manager , and upon his death the longest-serving . |
| 21 | Another goal by Newcastle completed Arsenal 's fall between the two stools of Cup and League , and gave United the distinction of being the first team to win a Cup final after being a goal down . |
| 22 | It was on an overseas tour with Newcastle that Gallacher earned the dubious notoriety of being the first player to be accused of being drunk in charge of a football . |
| 23 | He did not want to attract attention by being the first or last to appear for dinner , so he left things until five minutes to eight , by which time he had heard several other guests moving about . |
| 24 | According to Smith , Snape must nevertheless be given credit for being the first to project , and actually found , a veterinary school in this country . |
| 25 | Lawrence McGinty , late of these pages and now science 's man on Channel 4 's news programme — had the indignity of being the first to be ejected from the balloon . |
| 26 | Eight resolutions were put before the Congress , the most crucial being the first two which proposed that since education of deaf children by the proven Oral Method was far superior , the use of sign language in education should no longer be used . |
| 27 | The Institute of Public Relations , he wagers , has yet to acknowledge Paul Joseph Goebbels 's claim to being the first ‘ fully-fledged image-maker ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ The honour was accorded the poor debtors of being the first to enter the place of worship ’ , he said . |
| 29 | With a lieutenant ( who has gained this position by being the first archer to hit the red ) to assist him and the clerk to the captains to advise , he has to arrange and run the next shoot . |
| 30 | Hailed in issue 53 as being the first game to utilise the massive potential of the Bond licences . |