Example sentences of "[be] [prep] the first [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two more , and it was plain that she was hungry , just as Patrick had been in the first few weeks of life . |
| 2 | ‘ I shall raffle you , to see who will be in the first half dozen . ’ |
| 3 | This is how they were in the first few games of the season . |
| 4 | It is during the first few months in particular that these sorts of activities can affect the developing foetus , producing babies that may be premature , and with a low birth weight . |
| 5 | It is after the first few years in employment that the profiles diverge dramatically and again the male/female contrast is vivid . |