Example sentences of "[be] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm er the costing involves we will just say we ought to be for the first fortnight . |
| 2 | For 30 per cent this would be for the first time , yet almost half our sample are installing an additional or replacement shower . |
| 3 | Maidstone 's the place to be for the first time ever , all four candidates are female . |
| 4 | Thus Regulus ( 1.3 ) is said to be of the first magnitude , while Castor ( 1.6 ) is not . |
| 5 | Since the play is by Shakespeare , the critical policy has been to assume the tragedy must be of the first stature and , therefore , the play would be written to support this revelation of interiority . |
| 6 | This phenomenon of mastery of the anal drive turns out to be of the first importance for pastoral peoples because , as I have demonstrated elsewhere , pastoral psychology is often based on the introjection of sadistic drives which would otherwise threaten the herds on which the pastoralist depends for his existence . |
| 7 | Yeah , be like the first thing er that it sees |
| 8 | To be in the First Division is prestigious , and also lucrative for a club since it ensures large crowds . |
| 9 | You should , therefore , make every attempt to be in the first row , going fast as the gun goes and , ideally , with a space to leeward so that no-one is making you pinch . |
| 10 | It is not vital to be in the first row . |
| 11 | The total amount of time taken up in such social exchanges or interactions in this sample is in fact relatively small : a division of housewives into three groups according to the proportion of work time thus occupied — less than twenty-five per cent , between twenty-five and fifty per cent , more than fifty per cent — revealed the majority of women to be in the first group ; there was no significant relationship with work satisfaction patterns . |
| 12 | So , you either decide to start again , or you cut and paste , often laboriously , to move the range to where you think it ought to be in the first place . |
| 13 | Sellars sadly does n't seem to be in the first team at Newcastle . |
| 14 | I do nt think anyone would argue that Strach should nt be in the first team . |
| 15 | They should not be in the first rank of share prices to be marked down , but would nevertheless be most unlikely to buck the market trend . |
| 16 | Oh I do n't , I just , I remember that er if you walked down er Road at night you 'd see him with his mortar board on and his curate by his side coming down to post the letters , and then when all these ladies were in Sammy shop one night being entertained by Sammy erm Father and his curate went by , and old Sammy turned round to the audience and said well if dressing up will get him anywhere they 'll be on the first row in heaven . |
| 17 | The required accommodation was a residence for a family of five and the new owner requested that the living accommodation should be on the first floor to take advantage of the splendid views to the west over the Cherwell Valley . |
| 18 | The CO 's office where he was learning the job of Assistant Adjutant happened to be on the first floor of an empty house in Cadogan Gardens . |
| 19 | Holbrecht advocated a mix of social classes in the same building ; his outline was for a single apartment to be on the first floor of a typical building ; for two apartments each on the Erdstock , the second storey and the third storey , and for three apartments on the fourth floor , as well as smaller flats on the ground floor and in the courtyard . |
| 20 | I 'll be on the first flight on Sunday . |
| 21 | ‘ If there is any trouble , we will be on the first plane home ’ |
| 22 | Branson was as awed as anyone could expect to be at the first sight of their own Jumbo Jet . |
| 23 | Naturally , I wanted Mum to be at the first night , and Dad too . |
| 24 | Taking the early batches of eggs or fry away may interfere with the parents ' ability to raise later batches , so I leave a few batches with a new pair until they get the knack , which may not be at the first attempt . |