Example sentences of "[noun sg] is a first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The general practitioner is a first port of call for people with all manner of distressing circumstances . |
| 2 | But the Palestinians will not accept it unless they are persuaded that the new plan is a first step towards real independence , not an evasion . |
| 3 | The only other midweek game is a First Division match on Wednesday between Meadowbank and Clydebank . |
| 4 | The first question before the House today , therefore , is whether his hon. and learned Friend 's Bill is a first step . |
| 5 | This weirdo is perceived as poking around dusty old bookshops instead of the gleaming God-have-you-any- conception -what-this-refit-has-just-cost-us sort of outlet and , worse , buys secondhand books , books that have already been sold and therefore attract no income or royalties whatever ; and who might even be willing to pay up to 10 times the original cover price if the damn thing is a first edition , whereas everyone knows that first editions are merely what are given away free , for heaven 's sake , to hacks who seldom review them and — even more galling — to the bloody authors who wrote them in the first place . |
| 6 | By any standard this book is a first rate book . |
| 7 | The ecu link is a first step towards membership of the ERM . |
| 8 | Recognising this as a structural problem and using educational and other networks to offer general practitioners maximum opportunity for discussion is a first step to facilitating their involvement . |
| 9 | Such an equilibrium is a first stage in the development of presence , and can be readily observed in living organisms . |