Example sentences of "be the first [noun] [that] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It would not be the first time that a ‘ bad cold ’ has referred to a political chill rather than a runny nose . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | This will be the first time that an introduction to the range of MEDIA initiatives will have taken place in the city . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | This will be the first time that the conference has visited the United Kingdom . |