Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [v-ing] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | On July 22nd , this summer he 'll be opening the first Sudeley summer festival in the grounds of Sudeley Castle . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll be leading the first bird-watching tour in just four days . |
| 3 | His country may be taking the first steps to a market economy , but on the streets there are remarkably few cars . |
| 4 | Other people in the public eye would be reading the first seven , and his grandfather the ninth . |
| 5 | We shall be considering the first three in this Lecture , paying particular attention to the case of a tax on capital income . |
| 6 | In January 1993 they will be publishing the first English translation of Alois Riegel 's nineteenth century book on the history of ornament . |
| 7 | From May 16 — 29 , however , he will be hosting the first session of amatory writing courses at the European Centre for Holistic Studies on the Greek island of Skyros — very apt for someone preoccupied with sex , death and the Oedipus complex . |
| 8 | Congress , I know I 'm speaking to the team , but it 's up to us and the activists who are not here to motivate our members and get this campaign off the ground and by supporting this motion , we will be putting the first foot on the ladder to defeating the government 's pay policy . |
| 9 | Then after lunch I will be giving the first of our seminars on marketing and salesmanship , with particular reference to leisure services and luxury products , to be followed by a discussion and work in groups . ’ |
| 10 | Christie 's on 15 April will be offering the first part of one of the most famous private armouries ( or Gewehrkammer ) to remain in Germany . |