Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] [to-vb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each applicant is required to comply first with the General Entrance Requirement and then with the Degree Course Requirements . |
| 2 | Nobles attending the court were ordered to go first to the apartments of Dara Shukoh and there make their morning obeisance before going on to the Diwan-i-khas to greet Shah Jehan . |
| 3 | Over two years patients routinely attending the diabetic outpatient clinic were asked to provide first morning urine samples from three consecutive days before each visit to the clinic . |
| 4 | Enterprise up Enterprise Oil is set to report first half net earnings of £60–67m on Thursday , boosted by tax changes and higher oil revenues after sterling 's depreciation , analysts say . |
| 5 | Raytheon is said to have first orders in hand . |
| 6 | While provision was made to treat first offenders leniently , other legislation was passed to ensure that ‘ habitual criminals ’ received harsher punishment . |
| 7 | In terms of priorities , the client was advised to consider first the changes required to reflect the responsibilities that would be assumed from April 1st 1990 , accepting that , in the longer term , further changes would be needed as a result of management information and computer system developments , and to improve cost control and income-generating activities . |