Example sentences of "be [verb] [adv] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , if such a cynical interpretation of the motivation of those committed professionals who are carrying forward the first wave of trusts were to apply , it would be irrelevant because the resources are ring fenced by the region and the trusts would be at no disadvantage . |
| 2 | That cynical interpretation of the commitment of all those dedicated professionals who are carrying forward the first wave of trusts is so bitterly resented by the health service , which is why the Labour party has lost all credibility with the health professionals . |
| 3 | Often books will have a list of different places ; the convention is to choose only the first . |
| 4 | It may also be noted that if this method is employed then the first number chosen should be by random means rather than just ‘ saying a number between 1 and 10 ’ since it is well known that choices between these limits do not come out anything like randomly — the number 7 being particularly popular . |
| 5 | His luck — and he would have a lot of luck ( which he acknowledged generously and constantly ) — was to meet here the first of many teachers who set him on his way . |