Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] be the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ayr Raiders were the first stop and the second period saw Devils take a 4-1 lead . |
| 2 | Saturday 's 1–1 draw at Beacon Lough Baptists was the first time the Gateshead side has dropped points this season . |
| 3 | The Sun agreements were the first part of a strategy devised by Adobe 's four month-old Display Products Group to take the Unix field by storm — and there remains the Interactive Systems Unix side of Sun 's business to be mopped up , Ybarra reminds us . |
| 4 | Collection of ground control point coordinates is the first stage in the geometric correction of an image ( see text for discussion ) . |
| 5 | Cleaning materials were the first priority , and enough china , cutlery and glassware for her own use . |
| 6 | Arnold Hills of the Thames Ironworks was the first president , followed by R Broodbank of the St Katharine Dock Co . |
| 7 | It 's like a glowing curriculum vitae was the first thing he produced when he learned how to write . |
| 8 | The round , hard face with its halo of glinting metal bolts was the first thing the animal remembered seeing on regaining consciousness in the small cage . |
| 9 | Another 48 Hours was done out of fear because Harlem Nights was the first time I 'd had a movie that flopped . |
| 10 | His column in the Angling Times was the first thing that I turned to and what a mine of information . |
| 11 | This representative , beautifully chosen collection of Faure songs is the first issue to appear since her announcement , and it whets the appetite for many more . |
| 12 | The City Zones is the first band with the Abergele-based Fast Tracks Records to achieve 2,000 sales . |
| 13 | Secondly , general practitioners and primary health care teams are the first point of contact for users of the health service . |
| 14 | Grid Computers are the first company to produce a specially designed pen notebook portable computer . |
| 15 | The EETPU Essex agreements are the first instance of this practice being extended into the field of the " new " temporary working . |