Example sentences of "[det] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Am I right in saying then i i is the first thing we need to agree on whether we 're gon na have a staff comment , and a pupil comment on there is tha , is that the first decision ? |
| 2 | tragic that 's a good word to start from it 's the first thing they 're gon na look at after the headline so it 's pretty important that that the first word , I think looting was an excellent choice here . |
| 3 | After that the First Lady started wanting to be a wife , mother and grandmother again . |
| 4 | Is that the first part was on last week ? |
| 5 | The other guideline which was issued was namely that of capital , where the a accepted the general guidelines which appeared in the county papers and as far as this Committee was concerned , would mean the general acceptance of all those items which appear in that the first year of that capital programme , subject to the proviso that the revenue contemplated and the benefits of the capital programme will be considered by Policy Panel in its forthcoming meeting . |
| 6 | ‘ I mean , when you were a moral tutor , was that the first line ? |
| 7 | And I dream of dying in a great tree … burning … is that the first forest ? ’ |
| 8 | Is that that the first book ? |
| 9 | It its a big task , em er the thing is that I think that that the first point of call is one is that we get the questionnaire out and see whether you know the one where can we can the questionnaires to all the neighbourhood watch is it , w w we prepare the questionnaire and we get on and send it out , right . |
| 10 | Was that the first hint , no more than a joke really , that they might stay at Wyvis Hall , that they might live there ? |
| 11 | So is that the first time you 've done that new , that song today |
| 12 | Is that the first time you 've done that song ? |
| 13 | However , as the contractor is free to time the work within the contract period it wold be illogical for the contractor to be able to claim the cost and time effects of an influence which might have caused further delay but did not in fact do so ; and in the situation described it is likely that the first cause rules . |
| 14 | Given the need for an extensive approach within the limitations noted above , and given that the first stage of the fieldwork demonstrated that heroin users generally confine themselves to specific networks , it was decided to use a ‘ network analysis ’ approach using the technique of snowball sampling , or chain referral ( Fraser and Hawkins 1984 , p. 82 ) . |
| 15 | Is this the first half ? |
| 16 | John , what was discussed on this the first day ? |
| 17 | Is this the first part of the news or the second |
| 18 | Is this the first run round ? |
| 19 | Kings Quest VI has now been released without too much banging of the hype drums or rousing fanfares , and forms the main review of this the first Software magazine . |
| 20 | Now within these two Parameters I seem to find all the chance , the luck , the destiny that have been my fellow passengers or fellow crew particularly throughout this the first tour . |
| 21 | And was this the first sign of the nightmare to come ? |
| 22 | While the rest of America has to make do with a fridge full of beer and a chair at screen-side , the two participating cities are permitted a temporary suspension of reason for this the first Bay Bridge Series . |
| 23 | So what they says is that I , I got on at this wall , jumped across onto this other wall , shinned up the outside of this other wall , stood on top of this the first floor wall and jumped up and caught hold of the top of the second floor wall and he reckon in the la about fucking twenty odd seconds , I was up and over and in , they , they , they fucking kill yourself , get down , I ca n't remember none of it . |
| 24 | I understood this the first time I read him , he wrote , in that smelly room in Hackney . |
| 25 | About one in three adults can do this the first time they try it . |
| 26 | ‘ Was this the first time ? ’ |
| 27 | I realised this the first time I saw her dressed up to go out — excited , nervous and yet so alive . |
| 28 | She concentrated on Durance instead and said : ‘ You saw this the first time on the Jonquil , did n't you ? |
| 29 | ‘ Is this the first time you 've copped one ? ’ he asked . |
| 30 | ‘ Is this the first time ? ’ |