Example sentences of "[modal v] be the first [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideally your carpets should be the first major purchase in your new home , for it is around this essential item of furnishing that the rest of your interiors should be planned . |
| 2 | This 'll be the first New Year we have n't seen in together , just the three of us . ’ |
| 3 | If it does , it 'll be the first back bench measure for 8 years to reach the statute book . |
| 4 | If she succeeds she 'll be the first British woman to climb Everest . |
| 5 | ‘ We 'll be the first solar company to be a viable business on an international scale , ’ says Shah . |
| 6 | at Gainsborough welcomes to the team , who they believe , could be the first female weighbridge/plant operator in the company . |
| 7 | And he said last night : ‘ It could be the first all-ticket tribunal ! |
| 8 | He could be the first Bulgarian import into the British game . |
| 9 | Coun Robinson could be the first civic leader in history to sack the chauffeur and arrive by No 11 bus . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's said that if the flame-retardant with which they 're treated could be bottled it 'd be the first guaranteed aphrodisiac . ’ |
| 11 | It expects to be the first constituency in the country to declare a result , it may be the first Liberal Democrat gain , or it may elect Britain 's first black Tory MP . |
| 12 | The silver coinage of the late seventh century took over the developing role of gold coin and may be the first true cash in England for commercial transactions . |
| 13 | Excessive expenditure is indicative of misuse or other problems and under-spending is equally significant as it may be the first clear sign that cleaning is not being carried out to its proper extent . |
| 14 | It was announced in January 1990 that France would be the first Western country to reopen its embassy in Kabul [ see p. 37184 ] and Italy followed suit in July . |
| 15 | If the ostriches were indeed infected with BSE by this route , it would be the first recorded case of the disease being transmitted from cattle to birds [ see Eds passim ] . |
| 16 | This would be the first public acknowledgment of the role of union leaders in a Labour victory . |
| 17 | This would be the first psychological blow . |
| 18 | This will be the first private occasion since the Wales 's separation announcement that the Queen and the princess have appeared together . |
| 19 | Wilder will be the first black governor in American history and the union endorsed him believing that he will ensure fairer treatment at the hands of state officials . |
| 20 | It will be the first international tribunal of its kind since the main allied powers set up courts at Nuremberg and Tokyo after the Second World War to try leading Axis war criminals . |
| 21 | Fujitsu Ltd is preparing to plunge into the massively parallel processing market with a machine that it claims delivers 300 GFLOPS peak using ‘ only a few hundred processors ’ : on current plans , it will be the first major computer manufacturer to enter the market with its own machine rather than one bought in . |
| 22 | The weekend will be the first major event that BR Standard Class ‘ 2MT ’ 2-6-0 78022 will have been in service . |
| 23 | As expected ( UX No 371 ) , Microvitec plc , based in Bradford , West Yorkshire , will be the first European company to ship an AlphaWindows terminal , the MCG3500 , in September . |
| 24 | This was first proposed in 1974 but when the Environmental Protection Bill becomes law , the UK will be the first European country to put in place a national system of integrated control The importance of IPC is that it aims to treat the environment as it is : an inter-related system where pollutants can be exchanged between air , water and land . |
| 25 | Mr Major leaves tonight for Washington , where he will be the first European leader to meet the president . |
| 26 | The case being considered during the next few weeks will be the first alleged breach of an environment directive by this Government in 20 years ' membership of the European Community — and I am proud of that . |
| 27 | The animated film of the stories will be the first Western cartoon series to appear on Russian television . |
| 28 | An editorial committee has been formed to continue this project , and it has appointed Dr Malcolm editor of the next volumes in the series : an edition of Leviathan in both its original texts ( English and Latin ) , and what will be the first collected edition of Hobbes ' correspondence . |
| 29 | The winning entry will be the first all-correct entry picked out of the bag by Jannine Kaye , Manager of Pickfords Travel , Cheapside , Halifax . |
| 30 | He will be the first established player to cross town from The Oval to Windsor Park since Warren Feeney in 1978 . |