Example sentences of "[adv] the first [noun sg] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the first thing that strikes us as we come to the Old Testament is the tremendous emphasis on the Spirit of God as a violent , invading force . |
| 2 | Perhaps the first thing that he will tell us is whether his hon. Friend cleared that article with him in advance . |
| 3 | Perhaps the first point that needs to be made is that the relationship between use and learning differs in respect to first and second language situations . |
| 4 | So the first thing that happens is data gets er , imported into the spreadsheet here , and second thing that could happen is er , the unwanted records get deleted . |
| 5 | And very quickly talking about it amongst the staff and er the other committees it would seem that it ought to have a far broader remit than just on the racing side so the first thing that I 'd like to emphasise is that this year of youth sailing is involves all the outgoing grass roots divisions of the R Y A , that is windsurfing , racing , training and the development divisions and the regions and the clubs and the recognized teaching establishments , so it really is an all encompassing er er scheme . |
| 6 | That was only the first occasion that Chairman Khrushchev reminded Chairman Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth . |
| 7 | But when you first say you 've got this problem , they 're losing votes , the media is n't necessarily the first thing that 's going to come to your mind . |
| 8 | So scratching the scalp is usually the first sign that a child has head lice . |
| 9 | This is hardly the first time that Britain has enraged Brussels by attempting to wriggle out of European environmental legislation . |
| 10 | It 's also the first time that outsiders have been allowed into their close-knit community . |
| 11 | It was also the first time that her 21-year-old adopted daughter Soon-Yi , Allen 's new lover , was not at the traditional family meal . |
| 12 | But this is also the first time that a young doctor takes on daily clinical responsibility for patients ' care , and in reality the service element provided by preregistration house officers underpins the medical care provided in many of our hospitals . |
| 13 | This is also the first time that the Under-Secretary of State , the hon. Member for Maidstone ( Miss Widdecombe ) , has been allowed out to speak from the Treasury Bench in the Chamber . |
| 14 | And so you carry on , with what is probably the first conversation that person has had for weeks . |
| 15 | This wistful elegy to the post-Bomb small-town America , The Last Picture Show was probably the first film that pined nostalgically for a generation 's lost innocence , soundtracking Hank Williams ' lonesome holler to great effect . |
| 16 | However , sales and industry standards are not always compatible in the computer world — and the Americans may be reluctant to fall into line , ‘ This is probably the first time that the Americans have adopted a European standard , ’ says Dave Garnett of the Cambridge software firm CIS . |
| 17 | This is probably the first time that someone who was acquainted with the central figure of such an enterprise has taken part in its creation : as if Tim Rice had known Eva Peron . |
| 18 | Probably the first time that tsunami were blamed for a particular deposit was in Sir Edward Bailey 's brilliant exposition of the origin of the Upper Jurassic boulder beds in eastern Scotland , discussed in the last chapter . |
| 19 | Probably the first thing that strikes you is the layout of the screen — there are dotted lines indicating the text 's margins , and as you type your purple prose , you notice that every space is marked by a little spot . |
| 20 | ’ Now the first myth that deserves a liberal dollop of embalming fluid is the notion that British Coal management ca n't do the business . |
| 21 | Now the first story that I 've been asked to tell specially comes not from this country we 'll just let our lads here get dressed because you , you knew that the story was gon na come from a very hot country did you ? |
| 22 | Right now the first job that we want you to do is to help us to sort out some of the things . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Such stories abound and are important in that often the first thing that needs to be broken in us is pride , fear of men and the need to be in control . |
| 25 | Well the first thing that we want to think about is why well trained staff are so important to the company and do this very much a participated session , ignore the tape , I am , I 've forgotten about it already ! |
| 26 | Well the first thing that normally would run through me head would be , yes it is the same , cos I 've seen that . |
| 27 | The UK Department of Transport 's plans to build a road through rare water meadows in Herefordshire have been rejected on environmental grounds after a public inquiry — reportedly the first time that a road project has been halted because of environmental concern . |
| 28 | If if it is considered that a new settlement is required to meet the housing provision in Greater York , then the first question that has to be asked is , is the criteria approach alone acceptable . |
| 29 | Well undoubtedly the first thing that happened in St Aldate 's , the most important thing , was after the battle of Edgefield , when the King rode in in state erm in victory he said , though the fact that the battle was indecisive , and it was described by a very royalist writer Anthony Wood , you may have heard of , is a university antiquarian erm very much on the university and royalist side . |
| 30 | Almost the first store that went up in the rioting was , predictably enough , that of Mrs Soon . |