Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [subord] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Belgrove , a 32-year-old agricultural graduate , started by hacking down trees and giant weeds , under which were plants such as sedum and aquilegia which had been hidden since before the First World War . |
| 2 | Their own experiences at the Front , and the fact that in many of their villages and townships heavier losses had already been recorded than in the First World War , contradicted what Hitler had had to say . |
| 3 | If it is pressed while on the first input field of a line , then the cursor will be placed on the last input field of the previous line . |
| 4 | Furthermore , if it is pressed while on the first input field of the first line of a scrolled area , then it has the same effect as EXIT SCROLLED AREA BACKWARDS , described below . |
| 5 | An initiation for prisoners had been established where for the first week officers were encouraged to violently beat and humiliate the new prisoner in nauseous ways . |
| 6 | Between 1912 and 1930 their most successful period was 1914–18 when all football was suspended because of the First World War . |