Example sentences of "[verb] [be] a first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only the fifth time in the post-war history of the tournament that this has happened , and only the third time there has been a First Division v Second Division clash in each semi-final . |
| 2 | On 27 September the new monument was unveiled by Arnold Kaech and Sir Keith Arbuthnot , whose great-grandfather has been a first cousin of William Arbuthnot . |
| 3 | Amd Director of Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary , said her first UK Festival of Musicals was a ‘ resounding success ’ adding : ‘ I believe that the whole project has been a first class example of how industry and the arts can work together for the good of the community . ’ |
| 4 | Feeding is a first consideration with all animals — without sustenance the creature will die . |
| 5 | ‘ At one point I thought about stopping , ’ Rasmussen said , ‘ but that would have been a first for me , because I 've never dropped out of a marathon . ’ |
| 6 | Two seconds , one of which should have been a first . |
| 7 | Afterwards nobody could tell us about our route and it may have been a first ascent — we still do not know . |
| 8 | This raises questions at present unanswerable , and complicated by the existence of a second long base in the sanctuary which seems to have supported a pursuit-scene ( possibly Zeus and the Nymph Aegina on whom he begot Aiakos , Telamon 's father ) ; and this might have been a first west pediment . |
| 9 | Modest in the sense that he never proclaimed his talents — and they were real and varied : he was , I have heard , a very good businessman , and I know him to have been a first rate chess player and a notable painter . ’ |
| 10 | Knowing what is available and what might help is a first step in the process of claiming and receiving such assistance . |