Example sentences of "to [be] the first [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | It expects to be the first constituency in the country to declare a result , it may be the first Liberal Democrat gain , or it may elect Britain 's first black Tory MP . |
| 2 | For people like Schuman and Monnet , it was to be the first unit in an interlocking sectoral integration that would ultimately fulfil the dream of political integration . |
| 3 | The centre , at Kirby College , Middlesbrough , is thought to be the first unit in the country to receive the British Standards Institute BS5750 Part One registration , the recognised stamp of quality for industry and business . |
| 4 | It was built around the shrine of Saint Alban , a Roman centurion who is said to be the first person in Britain to be executed for the Christian faith . |
| 5 | An example might be the provisions which state that the child 's welfare is to be the first consideration in decisions relating to adoption and children in care ( Sections 3 and 59 ) . |
| 6 | The London Cocoa Trade Amazon Project , as my collecting programme had been christened , was to be the first stage in a rescue operation . |
| 7 | The kitchen always seems to be the first room in which you run out of space . |
| 8 | Broomhill is believed to be the first house in Britain to have had some items of domestic equipment powered by electricity — for example , the butter churn and electric chafing-dish . |
| 9 | Support for this statement , admittedly of a negative sort , may be found in Taskopruzade in that his mention of Molla Fenari as seems to be the first mention in the Shaka'ik of any such title . |
| 10 | It was an insignificant moment , no one there would have thought that it was to be the first movement in such a great drama , not only for them but also for those watching . |
| 11 | This was to be the first time in history that aircraft were used for ground attack , as an integral part of an operation carried out by ground and air forces . |
| 12 | Richard M. Cooper , former archivist of the house of Longman , who published the book , makes the point , however , that a small ‘ privately printed ’ pamphlet published a month or two before The Pencil of Nature contains a single photographic frontispiece ‘ and therefore can perhaps take prior claim to be the first book in the world illustrated by photography , but it did not play the significantly influential part of The Pencil of Nature in establishing photographic illustration . |
| 13 | Advertised in 1930 as a joint publication under the title Logik , Sprache , Philosophie , this book was to be the first volume in the series Die Wissenschaftliche Weltauffassung . |
| 14 | The McDonald 's Friends of Childline Charity Ball on Friday , June 18 , at Belfast City Hall , aims to be the first step in raising enough cash to fulfil the aim . |
| 15 | Adenosine is a ubiquitous product of ischaemia , and occupation of A 1 adenosine receptors seems to be the first step in preconditioning . |