Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aeroplane is due to fly for the first time in 1995 and , once certified safe , should be flying passengers by 1997 . |
| 2 | Midiscan for Windows is due to ship in the first week of July , with Macintosh and Atari versions following next year . |
| 3 | The behaviour referred to here is that required in the first stages of an encounter with any new material . |
| 4 | Unless he has a part to play he is unlikely to attend after the first appearance . |
| 5 | The mill is first mentioned in the first part of the 17th century and is thought to have been built around 1620 , although clearly much of the present building is of a later date . |