Example sentences of "have [prep] [be] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It , it has to be the first weekend does it ? |
| 2 | There always , with a new product , has to be the first experiment on a human , otherwise a new drug would n't come on the market . |
| 3 | But the real fact is if this council regards elderly persons homes as the priority it pretends then it has to be the first priority for that money . |
| 4 | It has to be the first urine passed in the morning in a clean , empty container . |
| 5 | And now , to cap it all , poor Byford had to be the first army victim of the latest IRA tactic — Flying Columns-compact bands armed only with a few rifles and automatic pistols , moving soundlessly at night along country lanes on foot or on bicycles , and waiting behind roadside hedges — waiting for hours , days if necessary — for a patrol to come along . |
| 6 | It does not , of course , have to be the first stage of the drama work . |