Example sentences of "[be] [to-vb] [prep] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The finances were in the hands of one of our most scrupulous colleagues , but not even her careful accounting could alter the fact that if we were to survive beyond the first month we would need to raise some money . |
2 | They were to act as the first stage in settling disputes , and there would be " no stoppage of work until any difference or dispute had been referred to them or if necessary to the District or National Board as circumstances may require " . |
3 | ‘ But my biggest ambition is to play in the First Division for Middlesbrough . ’ |
4 | The technique is to allow through the first impressions that come to you . |
5 | The whole secret is to get over the first round and then improve your display for the next game . ’ |
6 | Scottish prison officers are to strike for the first time in their history on November the fifth . |
7 | It was n't only the bride , but the bride 's family she was to meet for the first time . |
8 | Er because appreciate when you introduce something new that 's costing a lot of money it can grow out of all proportion if you 're not careful and it 's much harder to take it away than it was to introduce in the first place . |
9 | As Christine de Pisan was to show in the first quarter of the century , the use of artillery for defensive purposes was now regarded as necessary and normal . |