Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] is the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | My generation is the first in Britain that has spent its whole career in politics within the European Community . |
| 2 | David as a child peoples his neighbourhood with its scenes and characters , including Gamaliel Pickle , Peregrine 's father , Commodore Trunnion , and Tom Pipes ; its story is the first of those he recounts to Steerforth at Salem House , DC 4 , 7 . |
| 3 | Bryant and Bradley were not the first to notice that poor readers were also insensitive to the sounds of words , but their study is the first to establish the causal connection between the two . |
| 4 | Making up her mind is the first stage as this gives her a clear aim and plan . |
| 5 | Their result is the first I look for every week , and I get home as often as I can . |
| 6 | They claim that their report is the first to outline the impact of global warming on snow and ice-covered regions . |
| 7 | Its technology is the first integration of both the Unix and Windows operating systems on a single machine . |
| 8 | Its technology is the first integration of both the Unix and Windows operating systems on a single machine . |
| 9 | His diocesan work can be studied in much more detail , for his register is the first extant episcopal register for the diocese of Exeter , and probably in fact the first to be compiled . |
| 10 | His book is the first to be based on close technical scrutiny of the parchment , which revealed several erased preparatory drawings that point to some controversy among the medieval planners . |
| 11 | His visit is the first by a Soviet defence minister to the US . |
| 12 | Our study is the first large scale research study of the extent , nature and reliability of UK financial graphs . |
| 13 | Our study is the first to enumerate γ-interferon producing cells in sections of human intestine and the results show that a remarkably large proportion of lymphocytes in the lamina propria and epithelium of normal small bowel mucosa contain γ-interferon . |
| 14 | In addition , our study is the first to present longterm follow up data in a large number of constipated children ≤4 years of age . |
| 15 | Our study is the first to examine a combination of n6 series and n3 EFA supplements in AD . |
| 16 | ‘ Your room is the first on the right in the men 's corridor . |