Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] [prep] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , they 're all trained in first aid , erm erm and in the use er we also carry the analgesic gas , now the ones that er nitric oxide which is used in er pregnant mothers for childbirth , they carry some of that now , er which they administer to people in pain and that takes away the pain erm for the time being anyway , until such time as you can extricate them or , or ease the pain or take away the problem away from them that 's causing them the pain . |
| 2 | It may be difficult to discern at first glance , but stay awhile and look and it will become apparent . |
| 3 | They were able to see at first hand the handling procedures and planning involved in stowing their goods safely for transport to Europe , as well as being able to sample some of the other delights that Germany is renowned for ; schnapps and Pils . |
| 4 | And as they walked around the 230 acre farm , all of it in the extended Less Favoured Areas , they were able to see at first hand why Hume Stewart-Moore and his son Michael were so successful . |
| 5 | Whilst in the design studio they were able to observe at first hand the adaption , of a Chinese Motif which was being prepared by Roger McDowell , Contract Designer , for another Swedish customer . |
| 6 | However , Sir John Cockroft was in the USA at the time , did not attend the lecture and so was unable to get at first hand insights into what the Soviets had , and had not , done . |