Example sentences of "be the first [noun] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is likely to be the first occasion that the puppy has been left on its own , away from its mother and littermates , and as a result , once you have gone to bed , it may well feel disturbed , and start to howl . |
| 2 | I think it 's a sad day for in Lincolnshire , and you know , if you start as , I think Councillor said , to er , agree with this er proposal today , it is , it will be the first sod and the last hole which you will be digging and it 'll be the charged back to Lincolnshire at the end of the day who are happy to on it . |
| 3 | This is believed to be the first time that a court of law in any country has declared that scientific evidence establishes cause and effect between exposure to smoke and certain diseases . |
| 4 | Sistelcom general manager Jesus Prieto said that this will be the first time that a radio-paging service has used satellite for the transmission of messages . |
| 5 | It would not be the first time that a ‘ bad cold ’ has referred to a political chill rather than a runny nose . |
| 6 | It would not be the first time that a Court sorcerer had been lured away from the strong pure magic of Ireland and sworn allegiance to the Dark Realm . |
| 7 | It would n't be the first time that a man had lovingly supported a woman through crisis only to discover that when she was strong again his own need was to confine her in a dependent role . |
| 8 | It would n't be the first time that a man has been seduced by female beauty and been left the poorer for his pleasure , nor the first time Lotta has attempted by stealth to deprive me of something which I value . ’ |
| 9 | This will be the first time that an introduction to the range of MEDIA initiatives will have taken place in the city . |
| 10 | This is believed to be the first time that an attempt has been made to compile a complete statistical record of Soviet economic development assistance to the less developed countries since it started on a formal basis in 1954 ; by 1983 such assistance had gone to a total of 57 countries . |
| 11 | This was believed to be the first time that an international bank indicted on US money-laundering charges had agreed to co-operate in an investigation against specific individuals . |
| 12 | This will be the first time that the chief of the US central bank , effectively head-keeper of the capitalist conscience , has visited the Soviet Union . |
| 13 | It will be the first time that the Unita leader has met a British minister , and only a few days ago the Angolan ambassador in London was assured by a Foreign Office official that there were no plans for such a meeting . |
| 14 | Might he not be playing a far deeper game although not a new one , since it would not be the first time that the man who hatched the plot and encouraged others most ardently to join it , should be the very one to turn his fellow conspirators over to the magistrates . |
| 15 | The planned drinks party would be the first time that the Hamiltons had had guests since their party back at the end of August , and the artist was happy and excited about the event . |
| 16 | Marion Cross , of the Centre for Continuing Education at Liverpool University , which is organising the event with the Maritime museum said : ‘ The digital link will be the first time that the Jason project will be seen in Europe . ’ |
| 17 | This will be the first time that the conference has visited the United Kingdom . |