Example sentences of "[be] to be [verb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the happier situation where the assets are sufficient , s. 44(b) provides that debts and liabilities to persons outside the partnership are to be settled first : partners ' loans should then be repaid ; thereafter , partners ' capital contributions and finally any surplus assets should be distributed among the partners in the same proportions as they are entitled to take a share in the profits . |
| 2 | And the small things … that 's where it 's to be seen first . |
| 3 | The prototype and test-bed for the new approach was to been seen first in some of the New Towns , particularly Harlow , where the design of the neighbourhood units provided a classic model to follow . |
| 4 | Marx believed that the history of human societies was to be explained first of all by the nature of man as an animal who had to obtain a living from his geographical environment , which meant not only staying alive , but also being able to look after one 's offspring until they could look after themselves . |
| 5 | Dover was to be captured first , then Rochester , the invaders seizing its naval stores and ships ; its occupation would , James believed , discourage the English seamen whose homes and families were there from further resistance . |