Example sentences of "[conj] be the first [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Irene Hall took his place and is the first deaf woman to occupy the editorial chair of The British Deaf News . |
| 2 | This is the latest in Hewlett-Packard 's DeskJet range , and is the first portable version . |
| 3 | The Prime Minister gave full and immediate support to President Yeltsin in the August coup attempt , and was the first Western leader to visit Moscow after the coup failed . |
| 4 | It was the highest level of direct contact between the two Korean states since their formation in 1948 , and was the first official border crossing since September 1985 , when family reunions had been arranged under the auspices of the Red Cross [ see pp. 34165-66 ] . |
| 5 | The attack was described as the bloodiest in the troubled post-independence history of Casamance , and was the first major outbreak of violence since the government signed a peace agreement with the MFDC in May 1991 . |
| 6 | The auction raised £780 for the fund set up by 23-year-old Beverley a little over six months ago and was the first fund-raising event since her death on February 24 . |
| 7 | It was less than half a gram , and was the first solid polymer of ethylene ever made — to be known as polythene . |
| 8 | Pérez had previously been President in 1974-79 and was the first Venezuelan head of state to be re-elected . |
| 9 | That was just the opposite of Roux 's result and was the first clear demonstration of the process known as regulation : the ability of the embryo to develop normally even when some portions are removed or rearranged . |
| 10 | He was elected Vice-president of the Conference in 1918 and was the first Methodist chaplain to the Northern Ireland Parliament after the Partition of Ireland . |
| 11 | This adds greater pressure to the bilingual setting , but is the first real attempt to consider the implications of bilingualism for deaf children . |
| 12 | With all the problems of section 56 funding , and the learning curves involved in the Government — required design-built-and-operate contract , as well as being the first new street tramway built in Britain since 1949 , Metrolink has nevertheless provided a focus and showcase for the large number of light rail schemes at present being developed . |
| 13 | Considering the SSCM of clean W ; α c is symmetrical about δ = , as is the first atomic layer . |