Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] a first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tickets will be given on a first come , first served basis . |
| 2 | If they can not afford to have one installed , this should be regarded as a first priority and paid for by their children if they can afford it , which is often quite possible if there is a willingness on their part to make some small economy in their own spending each month . |
| 3 | My believe is what P P G is inviting local authorities to do is be cautious in proposing them , they should not be regarded as a first option , or an easy option , they should be cautious in proposing them . |
| 4 | Like a young Kenny Dalglish , Jess was involved in every aspect of Scotland 's play and must now be regarded as a first choice . |
| 5 | The cash value to be placed upon a first appointment as writer or cadet is uncertain , for it obviously depended upon the number of years in which a candidate would draw the salary , but contemporaries no doubt took the possibility of an early death from disease into account when they spoke of a value of £1,000 . |
| 6 | Because of the significant skill differential between insiders and outsiders , insiders can be treated at a first approximation as monopolists . |
| 7 | In particular , this means that the placement with a parent , relative , friend or person connected with the child should be considered as a first option unless this would not be reasonably practicable or consistent with the child 's welfare ( s23(6) ) . |
| 8 | So I suggest that they also be omitted from a first reading , leaving chapters 1–5 and 8–13 inclusive . |
| 9 | Usually , plaquettes are approximately the same area as thin sections : they may often be prepared as a first step in section-making . |
| 10 | Nonetheless , they have to be embraced as a first step in understanding the limits to where Africa may be in another twenty-five or even fifty years . |
| 11 | It would , in my opinion , in many ways be more logical for an application to be released from custody on the ground of non-service or delayed service of a committal notice to be made to a first instance judge rather than direct to this court . |
| 12 | The single charge upon which Barry was convicted alleged that he had possessed cocaine between Nov. 7 and Nov. 10 , 1989 , an offence which carried a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a fine of $100,000 , although it was extremely rare for a prison sentence to be imposed for a first offence of this nature . |
| 13 | The cost for this great week is £599 and bookings can be made by calling Barr Sporting Tours on and will be accepted on a first come-first served basis . |
| 14 | The Iranian , Syrian and Turkish governments were also reported to be concerned that the elections in Iraqi Kurdistan should not be seen as a first move towards the creation of an independent Kurdish state . |
| 15 | Others , however , including many of the heads of government who attended the conference , stressed that it should be seen as a first step towards sustainable development , and a welcome acknowledgement both of the seriousness of the problem and of the fact that global co-operation was needed to overcome it . |
| 16 | Others however , including many of the heads of state and government who attended the conference , argued that it should be seen as a first step on the road to sustainable development , a welcome acknowledgement of the seriousness of the problem , and of the fact that global co-operation was needed to tackle it . |
| 17 | Technology and Innovation is therefore to be welcomed as a first step towards changing this state of affairs . |
| 18 | The technique required in presenting characters from these plays is usually more delicate than can be achieved in a first audition , whereas the work of Tom Stoppard , David Hare and Barry Keefe ( for example ) is more easily grasped by the young actor . |