Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [is] [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sensible compromise is to use the first method for longer photo-stories and to add a sticky label to the photograph giving outline details and the source and to use the second method for short captions . |
| 2 | THE British Government is taking the first tentative steps to standardise the computers and computer equipment that are bought by civil servants . |
| 3 | A mnemonic for this phenomenon is to set the first and second fingers and thumb of the left hand at right angles to one another . |
| 4 | THIS AGREEMENT IS made the first day of February 1989 between of ( ‘ The Publisher ’ ) and of ( ‘ The Distributor ’ ) |
| 5 | The parent who shows strong disapproval , smacking the child or forcibly removing its hand from the offending area is sowing the first seeds of inhibition or sexual disorder . |
| 6 | A simple proof is to cross the first fingers of your two hands , one at 30 inch range , the other at 15 inches . |
| 7 | To return to the problem of how to continue the theme after the first phrase is formed : the simplest solution is to repeat the first phrase exactly as it is . |
| 8 | The quantities U , q and w are related by the equation This mathematical relationship is called the first law of thermodynamics . |
| 9 | His next target is to become the first player to reach 2,000 points for the Welsh All Blacks . |