Example sentences of "it [verb] [be] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We pray for those who are sad because it has been the first Christmas without a loved one , and who grieve with their memories . |
| 2 | It had been the first casino in modern Russia , had operated out of a converted bedroom on the second floor . |
| 3 | It was all much as it had been the first time , only evening instead of morning ; and Emily stood by herself as before , and now he knew why , wearing his ring on another finger . |
| 4 | It had been the first time that he had really seen Sara in tears . |
| 5 | It has begun shipping what it claims is the first software engineering tool designed to regenerate AS/400 applications to run on Unix-based workstations quickly and easily , and has been demonstrating the AS/SET WDK-U product in Anaheim , California at the semiannual conference of Common , the IBM mid-range users group . |
| 6 | We 're passed that now we 're trying to give people more direction , get them involved er this is the first year we 've able to do it in a sense , properly cos it 's been the first year , with all due respect to all the work you 've done in the past , we 've got five year tutors . |