Example sentences of "[be] the first [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What , ’ they asked , ‘ had been the first sign that the forests were in decline ? ’ |
| 2 | It had been the first time that he had really seen Sara in tears . |
| 3 | The decision was believed to have been the first time that a US court had extended prisoner of war status to a convicted criminal . |
| 4 | The current excavations are the first time that the theatre 's remains have been seen since that destruction . |
| 5 | They are the first indication that Gloucester was willing to make significant changes in the power structure inherited from Edward IV . |
| 6 | They are the first indication that Gloucester was willing to make significant changes in the power structure inherited from Edward IV . |
| 7 | Inhibition of MAO-B is also of topical interest since this may prove to be the first manoeuvre that has slowed the progression of Parkinson 's disease ; the mechanism is uncertain but it was originally thought of because this approach blocked the toxicity of the selective dopaminergic poison , MPTP . |
| 8 | It is likely to be the first occasion that the puppy has been left on its own , away from its mother and littermates , and as a result , once you have gone to bed , it may well feel disturbed , and start to howl . |
| 9 | This would be the first opportunity that your potential client has to meet you , remember first impressions do count . |
| 10 | ‘ A healthy situation should be the first object that ought to fix the attention of the Society — because there is no person but is very well convinced that a marshy and low Ground exhales very unwholesome and putrid vapours which affect the bodies of individuals that may be exposed to their action either through the pores or attracted by the breath , or otherways by the Food and Drink — if these particles will affect healthy bodies , their effect must be much more pernicious on diseased animals , therefore the Veterinary Infirmary should not be established in an atmosphere continually charged with particles destructive to health . |
| 11 | This will be the first time that an introduction to the range of MEDIA initiatives will have taken place in the city . |
| 12 | This will be the first time that the chief of the US central bank , effectively head-keeper of the capitalist conscience , has visited the Soviet Union . |
| 13 | It will be the first time that the Unita leader has met a British minister , and only a few days ago the Angolan ambassador in London was assured by a Foreign Office official that there were no plans for such a meeting . |
| 14 | It would not be the first time that it had done so . |
| 15 | This would be the first time that Japan 's ‘ self-defence ’ forces had operated far from home . |
| 16 | This is believed to be the first time that a court of law in any country has declared that scientific evidence establishes cause and effect between exposure to smoke and certain diseases . |
| 17 | It may be the first time that they have had to live alone and that a whole new way of life has to be taken on board at a time when they are emotionally upset and feeling the sadness of being parted from their son or daughter . |
| 18 | It will be the first time that he and the Princess of Wales have attended together as the principal guests . |
| 19 | It will be the first time that politicians from Eastern Europe have been to dinner in the Speaker 's apartments . |
| 20 | ‘ It wo n't be the first time that people who think they 're in the fast track come across a roadblock and are overtaken by people in what was falsely described as the slow track . ’ |
| 21 | There were questions he still needed to ask and it would n't be the first time that he had taken advantage of tiredness or grief . |
| 22 | Sistelcom general manager Jesus Prieto said that this will be the first time that a radio-paging service has used satellite for the transmission of messages . |
| 23 | It would not be the first time that a ‘ bad cold ’ has referred to a political chill rather than a runny nose . |
| 24 | I pause to observe that this would not be the first time that , in this field , Parliament has conferred on the English court a jurisdiction of unlimited territorial application . |
| 25 | It would not be the first time that a Court sorcerer had been lured away from the strong pure magic of Ireland and sworn allegiance to the Dark Realm . |
| 26 | Might he not be playing a far deeper game although not a new one , since it would not be the first time that the man who hatched the plot and encouraged others most ardently to join it , should be the very one to turn his fellow conspirators over to the magistrates . |
| 27 | It would n't be the first time that a man had lovingly supported a woman through crisis only to discover that when she was strong again his own need was to confine her in a dependent role . |
| 28 | The planned drinks party would be the first time that the Hamiltons had had guests since their party back at the end of August , and the artist was happy and excited about the event . |
| 29 | It would n't be the first time that a man has been seduced by female beauty and been left the poorer for his pleasure , nor the first time Lotta has attempted by stealth to deprive me of something which I value . ’ |
| 30 | This is believed to be the first time that an attempt has been made to compile a complete statistical record of Soviet economic development assistance to the less developed countries since it started on a formal basis in 1954 ; by 1983 such assistance had gone to a total of 57 countries . |