Example sentences of "[adj] [is] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said , as this is a first offence you will not be sent down , instead , I fine you ten pounds for having a girl on the premises . |
| 2 | Genetic Engineering : This is a first attempt to legislate in this area , currently dealt with by voluntary codes of practice , because science has been moving quicker than the law makers . |
| 3 | That this is a first in the history of popular music . |
| 4 | This triple-edged razor is probably put together by a bunch of names that we 're already familiar with and on a label strong enough to propel it into the club circus , but if it is n't it does n't matter ; there 's a future here if this is a first attempt . |
| 5 | ‘ I have every reason to believe that this is a first rate study ’ , says , AIDS director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) . |
| 6 | This is a first class hotel of distinction which is very centrally situated close to the bustling Via Veneto and the famed Spanish Steps . |
| 7 | Covering the whole period from the 1790s to 1815 , this is a first class reference on a hard-to-find subject , and highly recommended . |
| 8 | Annabelle , for you this is a first marriage and a time of excitement and hope . |
| 9 | Steven , for you this is a first marriage and a time of expectation and hope . |
| 10 | This is a first for The Save The Children and we will be approaching wealthy individuals , foundations and trusts for donations towards our work . |
| 11 | So this is a first for Aston Martin , after all these years . |
| 12 | This is a first . ’ |
| 13 | Yesterday Coun Fishwick said : ‘ This is a first class idea for Darlington and I hope it 's going to turn into an annual event . ’ |
| 14 | This is a first period of courtship if you like . |
| 15 | This is the first big lesson to learn . |
| 16 | This is the first time I 've had someone round to tea in years , and it happens on the very day I become homeless . |
| 17 | This is the first thing you notice about graphics interchange files — they tend to be long . |
| 18 | This is the first visible sign of a shareholders ' revolt against the chairman , Sir Derek Alun-Jones , since the discovery of a £185m fraud which threatens the group 's future . |
| 19 | ‘ This is the first time anything unusual has happened here since Goering occupied the building in 1940 , ’ one veteran observer was heard to remark . |
| 20 | Several transplants have been tried before , but this is the first time they have continued to function for a long period , according to the researchers at the University of Alberta , in Edmonton . |
| 21 | This is the first of Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki 's films to open here , but not the last : two more are lining up for release in the next six months . |
| 22 | This is the first time UEFA has banned a Dutch club , but two years ago the national team were ordered to replay a European Championship qualifying match behind closed doors after Cyprus 's goalkeeper had been struck by a firework . |
| 23 | ‘ This is the first time I 've done anything significant on film . |
| 24 | But this is the first time that RA members are being so actively encouraged to trespass . |
| 25 | Apart from winter fishing , this is the first real outing of the year , and always a super ritual for my father and myself . |
| 26 | With a long journey ahead of me every morning and evening , I do n't hang about , and this is the first petrol-engined car I 've used that has given me over 45mpg on a run . |
| 27 | Having only recently arrived in the Province , this is the first ti me he has had to do them , and they are taking him some ti me . |
| 28 | This is the first time that the award has gone to somebody from the hotel and catering industry , or indeed from the service sector as a whole . |
| 29 | This is the first time a unit trust company has had to suspend funds under the Financial Services Act 's pricing regulations , which oblige it to cease trading once an error is suspected . |
| 30 | This is the first time the UN has dispatched a force so close to American borders . |