Example sentences of "would be the first [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 There 's no question Quinn — and Cottee , Aldridge and the rest — are masters of the art and if I had one in my club , he 'd be the first name on the sheet .
2 We would have first bite at the cake : ours would be the first footprints in the snow .
3 He would be the first name on my team sheet for as long as he continues to keep fit .
4 My particular role erm in the operation was to carry one of the ballistic shields erm and I also erm during the briefing was informed that I would be the first person through the front door and consequent consequently to the door of the master bedroom .
5 The Reporter would be the first person to whom any child referrals would be made .
6 The complication has been that because last year 's trading profits were lower than expected we did n't have any taxable profits against which to claim back this A C T so as this would be the first year in which taxable profits would arise unless we 'd not been unless we 'd been able to find some other way of dealing with it the A C T which we pay would not have been recoverable till January ninety five .
7 Right , so , here we go then , let's look at step one the open right so , okay so what would be the first part of this particular sales process ?
8 However , they are also the largest towns in Deeside , and so , by a process of macrodiffusion , would be the first towns in the area to experience outbreaks of heroin use .
9 Nevertheless , the job was beginning to carry its own very real status ; Benjamin James would be the first member of his branch of the family ever to have a ‘ career ’ in anything like the modern sense of the word .
10 David had originally made a demo with John Hutchinson , a demo which had been taken to Philips who were releasing in this country for Mercury Records in America , and they all agreed that this would be the first single under that contract . ’
11 Perhaps if we can parody the eight gramophone records , and ask the question , ‘ If you were cast away on a desert island , which eight plants would you wish to have with you ? ’ there is no doubt that the rose would be the first choice for most people .
12 Indeed , well before it assembled , the governments involved had been quite aware that quarrels over precedence would be the first obstacle to peace-making and by no means the least serious .
13 Its supporters claim that the first would be the first step towards a test reactor that would burn plasma for long periods .
14 An evening out of jobs between regions would be the first step in what , in the longer term , should aim to be an almost complete transfer of government jobs from areas of full employment into areas with the highest levels of unemployment .
15 In the average social work department that would be the first reaction of social workers when permanent placement was mentioned .
16 We found these casual workers given such names as " bank staff " , and they would be the first people to whom the organisation would turn when it needed to bring in extra workers .
17 Indeed , if Portsmouth and Sunderland were to defy the odds and emerge victorious from today 's matches against Liverpool and Norwich , it would be the first time in the 120-year history of the tournament that two teams from the Second Division contested the final .
18 If both Graf and Agassi were to succumb to their injuries , it would be the first time in the Open era that both reigning singles champions have not returned to defend their titles .
19 This would be the first example of Community rules crossing the Atlantic .
20 This would be the first party since the Christmas and New Year round of celebrations , and it would set the tome and standard for the rest of the year .
21 This would be the first stage of an overland communication with India ; and it would also be of immense advantage for Britain 's trade with Europe , valuable to all parties .
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