Example sentences of "are [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The price factors are calculated for the first day of the delivery month , and adjustments have to be made for accrued interest where the first day of the delivery month does not coincide with a coupon payment date . |
| 2 | x 29 , x 41 , x 59 , x 87 and x 97 , then nodes 4 and 9 are assigned to the first generation and P(4) = P(9) = 1 . |
| 3 | The twenty-five dealers specialising in drawings and paintings are joined for the first time by Colnaghi who opened a small Paris branch in May and are keeping their exhibits a closely guarded secret . |
| 4 | Candidates are registered in the first instance as supervised postgraduate students . |
| 5 | Applicants are registered in the first instance as supervised postgraduate students ; this initial period will count towards the minimum period of study for the degree . |
| 6 | Hybridisation of SstI digested DNA with the 450bp SstI-XhoI probe C ( figure 1 , right ) further resolved the strongest hypersensitive site ( HS5 ) into two subsites , HS5A and HS5B , which are 100bp apart and are situated in the first intron around position +3600bp ( relative to the cap site ) . |
| 7 | Model conversations are intended in the first instance , for mimicry-memorization , to help the student to use freely the common expressions in the language . |
| 8 | Follow Me , which is also mainly a vehicle for language items , is different in that some sections are designed as the first introduction to a language item . |
| 9 | The Samukhela , people who are always harking back to the good old pre-independence days and want to emigrate , are addressed in the first song : ‘ But Samukhela when you get there you 'll think of home — the home of Africa … you 'll miss your mother you 'll miss your father ’ . |
| 10 | The Samukhela , people who are always harking back to the good old pre-independence days and want to emigrate , are addressed in the first song : ‘ But Samukhela when you get there you 'll think of home — the home of Africa … you 'll miss your mother you 'll miss your father ’ . |
| 11 | The Canoe-Camper is now on glossy paper and a selection of photographs are included for the first time . |
| 12 | Because of the increase in popularity of racing across the Atlantic , extensive coverage of NASCAR and CART championships are included for the first time . |
| 13 | Shipments of products meeting their standards are expected in the first half of 1994 . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , in the restless whirl of Disney expansion that is itself something akin to a rollercoaster ride , the six Euro Disney hotels , 4500 cast members , golf course and 30 separate attractions are all on schedule for the opening in April and 11 million visitors are expected in the first year alone . |
| 15 | As with most stress rules , there are exceptions , for example ‘ honest ’ , ‘ perfect ’ or , both of which end with two consonants but are stressed on the first syllable . |
| 16 | These options and their relative merits are considered in the first sub-section . |
| 17 | Thus , where all taxes are levied on the first generation ( ) , as assumed by Diamond 11965 ) . |
| 18 | The agency will ensure that resources made available by reductions in defence spending — reductions already planned by the Conservative government — are used in the first instance for rebuilding and investing in our manufacturing base . |
| 19 | One way around this particular problem would be to adapt the approach recommended by the Canadian Sentencing Commission ( 1997 ) , in which guide-lines are used in the first instance simply to indicate offences for which the presumptive sentence would ( or would normally ) involve a community sanction , and those which would ( or would normally ) involve a custodial penalty . |
| 20 | Here we are told for the first time such details as that the Moreens are American , that they require a resident tutor for their sickly child , and that Pemberton is looking for the tutor 's job ; or rather , we are not told , but are led to infer these facts , for James avoids a direct statement of them . |
| 21 | Monthly mailings are no use at all , and ideas are needed in the first instance rather than completed material . |
| 22 | The real question is why the scalper 's services are needed in the first place . |
| 23 | During the addition of user data , dangling cross-references , perhaps reflecting the order in which data is added , are flagged in the first pass and only after a second pass to re-check citations is the possibility of rejection considered . |
| 24 | Their structures are shown in the first diagram . |
| 25 | Most sales are under the 60,000 pound mark , and low mortgage rates and other incentives are geared to the first time buyer . |
| 26 | The property is impressively maintained and has well proportioned accommodation on 2 floors , with a superb Kitchen/Breakfast Room with light oak units being a particular feature of the property , 3 good sized Bedrooms are provided on the first floor , whilst , outside is car parking space and Carport with attractive walled and private Garden beyond . |
| 27 | The hon. Gentleman will be able to tell his constituents , as I do mine , that domestic users and other small users of electricity are protected for the first time , as a result of the Government 's initiative , by price controls against unjustified price increases . |
| 28 | Most of the details about Eleanor and her relations with Edward , including his attempts to subjugate Scotland , symbolically signified by his removing the Stone of Scone to London , are found in the first volume of that small classic , Agnes Strickland 's Lives of the Queens of England ( 1864 ) . |
| 29 | Units are valued on the last working day of each month and are allocated on the first day of the following month , after the receipt of your premium . |
| 30 | Some of the problems inherent in the sociological study of crime are illustrated in the first reading in Chapter 5 ( pages 76–77 ) . |