Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] be the first [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Its novelty lies in being the first formal account of language ability that is part of an overall theory of cognition .
2 Companion is claimed to be the first complete system to conform fully to the CT2 Common Air Interface CAI standard .
3 The Siege is commonly claimed to be the first English opera , though with what justice it is difficult to say since we have only the libretto and stage-designs .
4 The HD-DOMS-to-Objectstore interface is claimed to be the first Common Object Request Broker Architecture-compliant interface available commercially and provides a shared repository for object types , object methods , and the instances of those objects .
5 He 'd just become the first Briton to win two world titles on foreign soil and added : ‘ I want to be the first British fighter to win three world titles at different weights . ’
6 The UK visit was reported to be the first official visit by a Vietnamese Foreign Minister since the end of the Vietnam War , and the talks were reported to have been held in an atmosphere of frankness and goodwill , with both sides keen to improve economic and diplomatic links and to co-operate fully on the issue of the repatriation of " boat people " from Hong Kong .
7 We called Aries Research Inc , makers of what looks to be the first HyperSparc-based systems ( UX No 426 ) Marixx.ds and Marixx.dt , Aries Technology .
8 Australia 's first illustrated book , believed to be the first leather-bound copy of any Australian book , The Birds of New South Wales , by John Lewin , published in Sydney in 1813 with eighteen hand-coloured illustrations , is estimated to fetch £150–200,000 ( $265–350,000 ) .
9 THE ENGLAND captain 's name has appeared under several titles , but this happens to be the first full-length biography .
10 Later we hope to be the first offshore contractor with a competent core crew accredited to national standards .
11 In Florida , Miami 's POSLogic Corp is soon to announce its first product , the POSLogic 5000 Point of Sale System , which is said to be the first Unix-based system to incorporate both hardware and software as a fully integrated product , although NCR Corp , which has been slipping Unix processors in under its point-of-sale systems for several years , while making Unix invisible to the retailer , might demur .
12 No , what I am looking at are the first direct signals to reach me from the dark constellation of Serafin .
13 This is thought to be the first such judgment on a privatised water company .
14 It is thought to be the first such venture .
15 ‘ Bilalian ’ replaced ‘ Muslim ’ ( Bilal was an Ethiopian thought to be the first black follower of the prophet Muhammad ) .
16 Thought to be the first computerised nutritional system in the world , it tells you exactly what to eat and how much of it .
17 Annette Rennoldson , of Tyne Avenue , Leadgate , Consett , had three girls thought to be the first all-female trio born at Shotley Bridge Hospital .
18 Is 1992 going to be the first true Year of the Environment ?
19 I would like to be the first male editor of Vogue .
20 The resulting machine is being launched by Lenexa , Kansas-based DeskStation Technology as the ARCStation 1 , claimed to be the first personal computer to use the power of RISC in combination with an EISA chip set to provide a migration path for current personal computer users to high-end Windows NT applications .
21 But at least her psychosis gave students of English literature and social history a book which can claim to be the first extant long prose narrative in the English language , and the first autobiography by a psychotic personality .
22 Jeptha is not popularly credited with being the first black British champion .
23 Now , after three years planning , the 19-strong Operation Darc Star squad — led by Falklands war hero Lt Col Philip Neame — aims to be the first British success .
24 A Publicity Committee was formed to attract more members and on New Year 's Eve 1946–47 what appears to be the first such Social at the Club was held and included ‘ modern dancing to a radiogram ’ .
25 1977 : Virgin release Steve Hillage 's ‘ Rainbow Dome Music ’ , reputed to be the first clear vinyl album .
26 Sir George Grey is reputed to be the first white person ever to have seen the Wandjina images in 1838 .
27 And now Butcher is set to be the first big name to move into management .
28 This house and Palazzo Durini ( see page 126 ) are believed to be the first two town houses to have been built in the city after the population had been decimated by plague in 1630 , when , it was thought , as many as 70,000 Milanese died .
29 BDO Seidman has won what is believed to be the first successful countersuit by an auditor against a former client .
30 Indeed the Post Office is believed to be the first major organisation to provide the details by the direct method .
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