Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus scheme six , for instance , might be altered by making the first instalment payable on the 22nd day after the loan and taking 7d per pound for interest . |
| 2 | Seventeen random numbers in the range 000 to 200 ( representing the record keys ) can be selected by choosing the first numbers within the required range occurring in a random number table . |
| 3 | How much , can be gauged from seeing the first four entries under " D " in the index : dactylic foot , Daily Mail , Darwin , Charles , and deconstruction . |
| 4 | That the two objectives are interdependent can be demonstrated by examining the first objective . |
| 5 | Premiums can also be cut by paying the first £150 or £250 of a claim and some insurers offer no-claim discounts , which should suit the super fit . |
| 6 | Himalayan Kingdoms are to be congratulated on organising the first commercial British expedition to an 8000m peak , but Alan Hinkes does not tell us enough in his article Broad Peak in the June issue . |