Example sentences of "[adv] be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The biggest change has come within the ranks of the SDLP where Martin Bradley , Mark Durkan , Kathleen McCloskey , Margaret McCartney and Wilfred White have all been elected for the first time and Pat Ramsey makes a return to the Council chamber having reclaimed the seat he lost in 1989 . |
| 2 | The significance of the defeat on Monday of Ken Livingstone , Brent East MP , could only be calculated for the first time yesterday when the detailed voting figures were published . |
| 3 | Although the time it takes an egg to travel from the ovary to the womb can be five to eight days , the egg itself can only be fertilised in the first 6–24 hours following ovulation . |
| 4 | The second round of voting on May 8 allocated most of the 134 seats which had not been decided in the first round [ see p. 38887 ] , and confirmed the electoral victory of supporters of President Hashemi Ali Akbar Rafsanjani . |
| 5 | Later , in the 1860s , Persigny remarked to the Emperor that the charges on the civil list were enormous — to which Napoleon III replied that had so much money not been allotted in the first place he would have been unable to fulfil all the demands which were made upon him . |
| 6 | As one villager said , perhaps the money would have been better spent ensuring it had not been dumped in the first place . |
| 7 | The suggestion of a ‘ social contract ’ between States had already been made in the first half of the seventeenth century by Grotius . |
| 8 | The Constitution Scrutiny Committee on Nov. 13 made substantial changes to the draft constitution , which had already been passed in the first of three readings by the National Legislative Assembly ( NLA ) . |
| 9 | The economic and social problems of the second Labour government have already been outlined in the first chapter . |
| 10 | Léonie had just been kissed for the first time by a boy . |
| 11 | What Ho himself understood by Marxism at this stage can perhaps best be seen in the first Vietnamese Marxist revolutionary text : The Road to Revolution , published in 1926 . |
| 12 | By the age of 25 or so the oiliness should be settling down but you may find yourself with a new problem : laughter and frown lines must finally be acknowledged as the first signs of an ageing skin . |
| 13 | The grades shown above for course requirement purposes should normally be obtained at the first attempt , but the Selection Committee may waive this requirement in exceptional cases , eg mature students showing academic ability and strong motivation , or on compassionate grounds . |
| 14 | CHANGES SHOULD NOT NORMALLY BE MADE AFTER THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE TEACHING PERIOD . |
| 15 | The allowance can not normally be paid for the first time after pension age because it is regarded as overlapping with the retirement pension . |
| 16 | They will not be mystified by the first man who puts on a wig … |
| 17 | Inter alia , the Inland Revenue are reluctant to grant clearance where the consideration is loan stock and is redeemable within a relatively short period , and clearance is usually given only if the loan notes can not be redeemed within the first six months after issue . |
| 18 | This , of course , is a long-term aim and will not be achieved in the first season . |
| 19 | My believe is what P P G is inviting local authorities to do is be cautious in proposing them , they should not be regarded as a first option , or an easy option , they should be cautious in proposing them . |
| 20 | But if firms perceive that a deviation will be followed by renegotiation rather than punishment this means that punishment would never be carried out , and so agreement to collude could not be reached in the first place . |
| 21 | The Iranian , Syrian and Turkish governments were also reported to be concerned that the elections in Iraqi Kurdistan should not be seen as a first move towards the creation of an independent Kurdish state . |
| 22 | If the judge orders a trial in two parts there is an irremediable danger of two appeals to the Court of Appeal and justice requires that an appeal to the Privy Council should not be denied on the first part but perforce accepted on the second part . |
| 23 | If the chattel has been purchased through a dealer or auction house or in market overt ‘ it can not be recovered from the first purchaser or any subsequent bona fide purchaser , unless he is compensated for the purchase-money paid ’ [ Art . |
| 24 | Extractive hay or silage crops should not be taken in the first year , although the ley may be topped if necessary . |
| 25 | The two are not being played in the First XV at the moment because they will not be available for the league matches , as they will be in Australia and Fiji with the national squad . |
| 26 | If the final syllable is of this type , the stress will usually be placed on the first syllable . |
| 27 | ( " Integration money " of DM1,200 monthly would still be paid for the first year to immigrants unable to find work . |
| 28 | As the distinguished chemist , Cornford , said : ‘ The doctrine is based on the theory that nothing should ever be done for the first time . ’ |
| 29 | Roman bronze coins of the early second century BC were still being used in the first century AD , and very little bronze coinage was made between about 150 and 20BC . |
| 30 | A higher income still was achieved in the first four years of Elizabeth , but the feudal revenue then fell back to between £12,000 and £14,000 per annum until 1598 , when an upward movement began once more . |