Example sentences of "[be] [adv] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been right the first time . |
| 2 | National data on the use of each part of the service by age and sex , married persons and unmarried persons , is used as the basis of these weightings , but they are only the first stage . |
| 3 | However , as was pointed out there , the waves predicted by such theory are only the first stage of the evolution towards turbulent motion . |
| 4 | Elections , however , are only the first step . |
| 5 | Our experiments with Zeta are only the first milestone along what may be a longish road , and we can not see the end of the road . |
| 6 | come on because it would have been perhaps the first time I suppose it would n't be a |
| 7 | Now , a new settlement option is a last ditch option , we 're far from being the last ditch here , we 're hardly the first ditch . |
| 8 | The shallow bays may be a degree or two warmer , and are always the first place to look in the early days , but the deeps will stay cold until real strength returns to the sun . |
| 9 | Plants that give us both outstanding flowers and foliage are usually the first choice . |
| 10 | The fact that mothers are usually the first object of love for their offspring creates real differences between boys and girls when it comes to relinquishing that tie . |
| 11 | I also remember meeting Johnnie Cooper , then a subaltern , but a long serving ex-N.C.O. who had been probably the first man recruited to the infant regiment by David Stirling . |
| 12 | Substitution drills are also the first step in making system drills , but these will be dealt with in 7.2.3 . |
| 13 | They are also the first point of customer contact at the Sales Centre . |
| 14 | Badgers also produce a few other noises that are n't vocal but , none the less , are very badgerish and are often the first sign that one is nearby . |
| 15 | These symptoms are often the first evidence of advancing arterial disease . |
| 16 | Mr Faulkner says the caterers are often the first point of contact for conference visitors so high standards of food and service are essential . |
| 17 | Other society suggestions include : Sending design and information guides to all local builders , as they are often the first point of contact when people want to alter their homes . |
| 18 | Lily was on the point of having what might yet prove to be only the first stage of a thoracoplasty . |
| 19 | Apple chairman John Sculley told analysts at a briefing last month that the servers will be only the first step in a new push to support corporate users . |
| 20 | NORWEGIAN international Tore Dahlum could be just the first addition to Manchester United 's staff as manager Alex Ferguson seeks a goalscoring hero to revive their Premier League title prospects . |
| 21 | I never sit around , I 'm always the first person |
| 22 | you were right the first time . |
| 23 | ‘ No … you were right the first time : what happened between us was a dreadful mistake … unplanned . |
| 24 | No , you were right the first time boy ! |
| 25 | The basis of this approach is the belief that the response which a subject makes is not an immediate outcome of sensory stimulation but results from a number of processes which occur over time , stimulation of the sensory receptors being only the first stage in a series of events . |
| 26 | He said the changes were only the first step in a longer plan for the building , a former cinema . |
| 27 | ‘ It will be useless to observe to the Society that it is of the greatest importance to procure a place as soon as possible , if the Professor is not enabled to begin his Lectures by Christmas ( 1791 ) the establishment will be put off for one year — the Zootomy being strictly the first part he is to begin to teach to the pupils , which everyone knows could not be attempted in the Summer — and it would be feared too long a delay might hurt the success of the establishment . ’ |
| 28 | The Scots were also the first home union to introduce a fully competitive league programme , which they did in season 1973/74 . |
| 29 | We were also the first sponsor of televised croquet in association with Granada TV and we have since launched a competition to stimulate schools involvement in this fascinating sport . |
| 30 | We were also the first place in southern Africa to be converted to Christianity , and different religious beliefs of all kinds already thrive there . |