Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] [be] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soviet strikes point to crisis of morale that threatens future of perestroika Broadcasts of parliament get more viewers than Agatha Christie films It is the first November 7 since the revolution that coal miners have been on strike . |
| 2 | Though this technology is well-established in medicine , researchers in Japan 's electric power industry think they are the first to take tomography outdoors . |
| 3 | Dennis said it 's the first holiday he 's |
| 4 | Pliny names Archermos in a family of Chiot sculptors , and another writer says he was the first to give Nike wings . |
| 5 | It is also said to be the largest UK supplier of Unix and open systems training , and ICL says it is the first company to receive accreditation from Unix International Inc for its portfolio of Unix courses . |
| 6 | Compaq Computer Corp says it is the first major personal computer manufacturer to receive a 1993-1994 US General Services Administration Schedule contract , which runs to March 31 1994 and makes it easier for the federal government to buy Compaq products at pre-set prices . |
| 7 | Internal trimming allows a claim of better than +-0.25% multiplication error with no external trim and AD says it is the first type to offer fully differential , high input-impedance working on all inputs , including the Z input . |
| 8 | Iberia reckons it is the first European carrier to offer flights from America to third countries . |
| 9 | Duncan realized it was the first time Myeloski had mentioned Oldenburg 's Russian origins . |
| 10 | NatWest believe it is the first bank in the world to offer this kind of computerised advisory service to business customers . |
| 11 | Mr Vaz said it was the first initiative of its kind for 16 years . |
| 12 | Mr Vaz said it was the first initiative of its kind for 16 years . |
| 13 | Announcing the award of £162,150 , Mr Justice Otton said it was the first time such an action had been brought . |
| 14 | Customs officers say it 's the first time European green law has been used in Britain this way . |
| 15 | Campaigners say it 's the first step towards closure , but BR says it 's actually planning to spend more money on the line , not less . |
| 16 | Ron Beddis admits it 's the first frog he 's had to deal with . |
| 17 | Asna claims it is the first product to incorporate more than one method of data processing in a single system . |
| 18 | Microport thinks it is the first Unix Labs licensee to make the compiler available in shrinkwrapped form . |
| 19 | Microport thinks it is the first USL licensee to make the compiler available in shrinkwrapped form . |
| 20 | Many critics suspect it is the first stage in the construction of the repository itself , a highly controversial project . |
| 21 | A spokesman for the British Field Sports Society said it was the first time he had heard of this happening ; which prompted Chapman Pincher to write in saying that the same thing had happened to him in 1961 ( Daily Telegraph , 21 and 24 December 1987 ) . |
| 22 | Customs men say it 's the first time they 've used Cites to seize timber |
| 23 | When the 28-bedroom Sundial opened it was the first new hotel in the town for 240 years . |
| 24 | The company said it was the first step towards a broadening of its geographic and product base which would reduce dependency on the UK and on shoes . |
| 25 | Amalgamated Software claims it is the first product to incorporate more than one method of data processing in a single system . |
| 26 | Police in Northumbria believe it is the first such attack on a house . |