Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [vb pp] [to-vb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the dam wall now standing at 57 metres , this year 's monsoon is expected to flood the first few villages . |
| 2 | There is , however , the difference that in those cases the control is used to investigate the first instability whereas here it is needed only for the later stages . |
| 3 | BULLIED Pacific No. 34027 TAW Valley is set to become the first steam locomotive to depart from London 's Waterloo with a passenger train in 25 years . |
| 4 | One Brownie is chosen to ask the first question . |
| 5 | Following the trend spearheaded by Unify Corp with its Accell 4GL toolset a few years ago , Ingres Corp is expected to make the first moves in liberating its own toolsets from the Ingres database next month . |
| 6 | This technique of free association , in which the patient is encouraged to say the first thing that comes to mind , reveals connotations of the dream image which might otherwise not have been obvious . |