Example sentences of "[adj] [be] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Will this be the first time you 've worked in theatre ? ’ |
| 2 | After a while the whistle is repeated — by the same blackbird or by its mate — but always as if this were the first time it had occurred to him to whistle ; if this is a dialogue , each remark is uttered after long reflection . |
| 3 | Edward Pease wrote : ‘ There was considerable stir in Darlington today , this being the first day water was brought into the town from the New Water Works . ’ |
| 4 | 20–4–1882 Mr Peter McIvor took his seat as Moderator , this being the first meeting of Session after his ordination . |
| 5 | This being the first moment that I have not had my hand on him , he seizes the opportunity . |
| 6 | This is the first end-user application of the Fulcrum code . |
| 7 | This is the first word . ’ |
| 8 | Donita attributed it directly to the feminist line : ‘ Because this is the first generation that 's grown up with the women 's revolution . |
| 9 | This is the first opportunity to express explicitly an advisory , demonstration-type role . |
| 10 | ‘ This is the first opportunity I 've had to get away from Josh and the director . |
| 11 | Numerous questions have been asked in the House about the police national computer , but to my knowledge this is the first opportunity we have had in recent times to discuss wider issues . |
| 12 | For most young people this is the first opportunity to see a painting from one of the country 's national collections . |
| 13 | However , erm this is the first chance I 've had to speak today so I ca n't take all the blame of the er , of the , of the late start , erm I do n't know whether it would make it any easier to the my colleagues on my right or my left erm to accept the Liberal resolution . |
| 14 | Lots of girls but this is the first boy . ’ |
| 15 | The first leg is in the third race , the eight o'clock , this is the first quarter final . |
| 16 | Well , this is the first question okay ? |
| 17 | This is the first event organised by Network Craigavon and was a co-operative effort by members of the different groups that make up the Network . |
| 18 | This is the first reference to what was to become A Squadron , commanded by Paddy Mayne . |
| 19 | ‘ This is the first afternoon aff I 've had in five weeks , ’ Andy accepted the cigarette and lit it . |
| 20 | However , this is the first scheme in Argentina which involves equity stakes in privatisations . |
| 21 | If this is the first plan to be drawn up , this will probably be sufficient matter for one meeting ; in subsequent years it will be possible to proceed more quickly . |
| 22 | We are only just realising that this is the first calling from which all else must flow . |
| 23 | Now this is the first weekend Kate we 'd really a good weekend you know I 've worked and worked and last weekend I could do nothing . |
| 24 | Going from there to , and that 's a sort of history of where things have happened over the previous four mon four months , to expectations about output this is the first survey since the recession began in which all regions , mainland regions of the U K say that they expect output to increase over the coming four months . |
| 25 | The other thing on that sort of erm side is that this is the first survey which we 've had since we started doing the survey in nineteen eighty eight when the first numbers were compiled , it 's the first survey which we 've had where the majority of regions ' manufacturers say that their unit costs have already fallen , erm we have n't seen that before , so the majority of regions said that the costs had fallen . |
| 26 | This is the first evidence for superconductivity in an organic compound in which the electron-rich ‘ donor ’ is based on sulphur . |
| 27 | This is the first manufacturing company to take this step , arguing that the price differential between the 386 and 486 is now small enough for the 386 to be disregarded . |
| 28 | This is the first division . ’ |
| 29 | This is the first Queen 's Speech for 20 years not to make such a general promise . |
| 30 | Mr Agutter said : ‘ This is the first sign of a turnaround . |