Example sentences of "[noun] be [verb] by [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are sending information to us on a monthly basis , please ensure completed forms are returned by the first day of the month preceding the event ( eg for events taking place in November , information should reach the editor by 1 October ) . |
| 2 | The ideas of Marx and Engels were introduced by the first International ( 1864–76 ) , which had sections in several Latin American countries . |
| 3 | A woman seeks the truth of her ancestry , and discovers truth can be what you want it to be ; in a hospital a neglected old man weaves fables in a lost language ; fantasy becomes reality when a young boy 's sense of wonder is awakened by the first man in space ; a man 's obsession with ‘ the dogs ’ has grim but farcical consequences ; a couple 's holiday in France is disturbed by the ghosts of war ; a chance encounter brings an unexpected delight to a birdwatcher . |
| 4 | Methodism is represented by a first building dated 1897 and a more recent and well-supported church , both in Willerby Square . |
| 5 | And yet Efraim Karsh and Inari Rautsi argue pretty persuasively that the first invasion was more reasonable than it seemed , and that the second was caused by the first . |
| 6 | This act was perpetrated by the first ascensionist Nigel Slater . |
| 7 | Master-lacquers do n't normally have extra drive-holes , and this point was missed by the first forgers . |
| 8 | In the first case , the conveyance should be prepared and executed in triplicate ( or there should be examined copies ) so that the original is held by the first mortgagee , the husband has a record of the indemnity and release given and the second mortgagee also has a record of the transfer . |
| 9 | Warburton of 69 Squadron undertook a reconnaissance over Southern Italy to seek the results of Operation ‘ Colossus ’ , but this day was marked by the first appearance over the island of 7/JG 26 . |
| 10 | The event was marked by the first issues of two new newspapers , the MDP 's Democracy and the Mirror of the umbrella organization Mongolian Democratic Union ( MDU ) . |
| 11 | During the first period after independence , development was hampered by the first civil war , during which many schools were taken over by the army . |
| 12 | Wembley is a virtual sell-out with the Mohawks game being followed by the first division championship final . |
| 13 | While the main west-to-east movement in the occupation of Siberia was accomplished by the first half of the eighteenth century , the frontiers of the Russian Empire continued to be pushed forward in various directions , thus bringing more peoples under its control . |
| 14 | The pattern was set by the first fanatics , destined to become the heroes of later generations . |
| 15 | On the basis of largely commonsense reasoning , the following argument could be proposed , where the second and third sentences are predicated by the first : Again , it should be stressed that the relationship between the propositions is implicit , the absence of formal connectives forcing readers to infer cause-and-effect relations . |
| 16 | Although Cohen had been successful , the state 's Supreme Court had overturned the result on the grounds that the newspapers were protected by the First Amendment . |
| 17 | Born in Slovenia , Bratina trained with the Austrian Olympic gymnastic team before the 1914 games were cancelled by the First World War . |
| 18 | Masterpieces by El Greco , Carracci , Murillo and Teniers were secured by the First Duke of Montagu of the second creation and his wife in the mid-eighteenth century , while as Rosamond Savile documents , the celebrated collection of Sèvres was acquired , in an astonishingly short period in 1830–31 , by the Fifth Duke of Buccleuch , who also greatly enriched the holdings of French furniture . |
| 19 | The salute was taken by the First Sea Lord , Admiral Sir Benjamin Bathurst , Lord Sterling , the President of the Chamber of Shipping , Edmund Vestey and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool . |
| 20 | The onset of the cooler hours is announced by the first thuds of tennis balls . |
| 21 | An extra £250,000 was approved by the first meeting of the South Tees Acute Hospitals Trust for North Riding Infirmary to convert an in-patient ward into a day ward . |
| 22 | The introduction of agriculture was accompanied by the first major ‘ engineering ’ works in the landscape . |
| 23 | DNA types were designated by the first initial of each family surname , and DNA subtypes by the addition of ‘ a ’ or ‘ b ’ ( Table I ) . |
| 24 | His novels were praised by the first Earl of Balfour , and were said to have been the favourite reading of Queen Alexandra . |
| 25 | but a large group in the party were scarred by the First World War for the rest of their lives . |
| 26 | Not only the new moon but the full moon too was regarded by the Hebrews as being of great religious significance , and the timing of Passover was determined by the first full moon on or after the spring equinox . |
| 27 | From this grim situation the party was saved by the First World War . |
| 28 | The castle was built by the first Lord Scrope who fought at Crecy and was knighted for his efforts . |