Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] a first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | America 's faltering recovery continued with a 6.7% rise in housing starts in April over the previous month , lower than had been expected after a first quarter in which housing starts had been curbed by bad weather . |
| 2 | Wivenhoe Town have never won the competition and are looking for a first success to complete a meteoric rise to the summit of the Essex non-league football hierarchy . |
| 3 | Soccer : Border League Wormingford FC are looking for a first team manager for next season . |
| 4 | By pressing actively for the payment of wages monthly instead of weekly , they have supported and contributed to the great growth or worker banking in those countries , where it has been seen as a first step to other ‘ staff status ’ privileges . |
| 5 | Rarely in the history of the Cannes Film , Festival has a debutant director won the Palme d'Or ; but then , rarely has such a formidable and original talent been displayed in a first film . |
| 6 | Like a young Kenny Dalglish , Jess was involved in every aspect of Scotland 's play and must now be regarded as a first choice . |
| 7 | My believe is what P P G is inviting local authorities to do is be cautious in proposing them , they should not be regarded as a first option , or an easy option , they should be cautious in proposing them . |
| 8 | If they can not afford to have one installed , this should be regarded as a first priority and paid for by their children if they can afford it , which is often quite possible if there is a willingness on their part to make some small economy in their own spending each month . |
| 9 | The cash value to be placed upon a first appointment as writer or cadet is uncertain , for it obviously depended upon the number of years in which a candidate would draw the salary , but contemporaries no doubt took the possibility of an early death from disease into account when they spoke of a value of £1,000 . |
| 10 | Because of the significant skill differential between insiders and outsiders , insiders can be treated at a first approximation as monopolists . |
| 11 | In particular , this means that the placement with a parent , relative , friend or person connected with the child should be considered as a first option unless this would not be reasonably practicable or consistent with the child 's welfare ( s23(6) ) . |
| 12 | So I suggest that they also be omitted from a first reading , leaving chapters 1–5 and 8–13 inclusive . |
| 13 | Usually , plaquettes are approximately the same area as thin sections : they may often be prepared as a first step in section-making . |
| 14 | Nonetheless , they have to be embraced as a first step in understanding the limits to where Africa may be in another twenty-five or even fifty years . |
| 15 | It would , in my opinion , in many ways be more logical for an application to be released from custody on the ground of non-service or delayed service of a committal notice to be made to a first instance judge rather than direct to this court . |
| 16 | The single charge upon which Barry was convicted alleged that he had possessed cocaine between Nov. 7 and Nov. 10 , 1989 , an offence which carried a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a fine of $100,000 , although it was extremely rare for a prison sentence to be imposed for a first offence of this nature . |
| 17 | The Iranian , Syrian and Turkish governments were also reported to be concerned that the elections in Iraqi Kurdistan should not be seen as a first move towards the creation of an independent Kurdish state . |
| 18 | Others , however , including many of the heads of government who attended the conference , stressed that it should be seen as a first step towards sustainable development , and a welcome acknowledgement both of the seriousness of the problem and of the fact that global co-operation was needed to overcome it . |
| 19 | Others however , including many of the heads of state and government who attended the conference , argued that it should be seen as a first step on the road to sustainable development , a welcome acknowledgement of the seriousness of the problem , and of the fact that global co-operation was needed to tackle it . |
| 20 | Technology and Innovation is therefore to be welcomed as a first step towards changing this state of affairs . |
| 21 | The technique required in presenting characters from these plays is usually more delicate than can be achieved in a first audition , whereas the work of Tom Stoppard , David Hare and Barry Keefe ( for example ) is more easily grasped by the young actor . |
| 22 | The Detailed Spectrum Investigation 's recommendations have been combined in a first proposal for a European Table of Frequency Allocations which aims to standardise the use of frequencies across CEPT countries where possible . |
| 23 | It 's being seen as a first step towards opting out of the N H S. |
| 24 | Of those whose initial source was parents , most were girls , and more middle-class parents were cited as a first source of information than working-class parents . |
| 25 | But quite apart from that , these two chapters are perhaps more difficult than their surroundings , and I recommend that they be omitted from a first reading . |
| 26 | Enright , the demonstrative " this ' highlights the spatial dimension of an implied situation of utterance , and therefore mobilises a poetic persona functioning as deictic centre even if no explicit reference is made to a first person speaker . |
| 27 | If the withholding of manifestations of parental love is used as a first measure of initial disciplining , then it must be remembered that the measure of the distress necessary to be imposed , need be very small indeed if the imposition is started early enough . |
| 28 | Methodism is represented by a first building dated 1897 and a more recent and well-supported church , both in Willerby Square . |
| 29 | Southwell , as well as Lingfield , has been chosen as a first venue for all-weather racing in this country . |
| 30 | A small sponge filter was placed in the tank and infusoria was fed as a first food . |