Example sentences of "be [adv] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been right the first time . |
| 2 | As a composer and a soloist Bach did much to champion the pianoforte , an instrument then being developed in London by German immigrant craftsmen : the sonatas Op. 5 are apparently the first works published in England to include the piano on the title-page , and Bach is credited with performing the first solo on the instrument in public in London in 1768 . |
| 3 | National data on the use of each part of the service by age and sex , married persons and unmarried persons , is used as the basis of these weightings , but they are only the first stage . |
| 4 | However , as was pointed out there , the waves predicted by such theory are only the first stage of the evolution towards turbulent motion . |
| 5 | Elections , however , are only the first step . |
| 6 | Our experiments with Zeta are only the first milestone along what may be a longish road , and we can not see the end of the road . |
| 7 | come on because it would have been perhaps the first time I suppose it would n't be a |
| 8 | And if on your coming to England I am not the first person you look for , I shall be very hurt indeed ! |
| 9 | Judges are not the first species that springs to mind as a faithful tribune of popular perception . |
| 10 | Spitting and firing are not the first words to spring to mind when Yorkshire 's venerable left-arm spinner Phil Carrick is mentioned . |
| 11 | The light-sensitive cells ( " photocells " ) are not the first thing the light hits , but they are buried inside and facing away from the light . |
| 12 | It can be a relief to discover that some of the worrying physical symptoms are not the first indications of some dreaded disease but are stress-related and represent perfectly normal ways of reacting to stress . |
| 13 | Moreton and Furley are not the first men to die of redundancy . |
| 14 | We are just the first ones . ’ |
| 15 | You 're not the first person to be impressed by her voice . |
| 16 | Nineteen fifty one , we moved in , er and , I 've had , you 're not the first person to come all round here , this house , they used , they used to come round in shows from the Corporation all visitors used to come , they used to say , right Jean can we bring them round we 've had people from Germany and everywhere and being in the architect 's department I fell for all this you know I had |
| 17 | You 're not the first person that have ever thought of it though , that 's what I 'm trying to say to you |
| 18 | ‘ I have to confess , you 're not the first woman I 've made love to . ’ |
| 19 | Now , a new settlement option is a last ditch option , we 're far from being the last ditch here , we 're hardly the first ditch . |
| 20 | The fertile lowlands are always the first places to be occupied and Java was no exception . |
| 21 | The shallow bays may be a degree or two warmer , and are always the first place to look in the early days , but the deeps will stay cold until real strength returns to the sun . |
| 22 | To be known to the police as having a history of crime is sufficient to be categorized a gouger , and people in Easton who are well known as gougers are always the first suspects . |
| 23 | Windows are usually the first things to go in a riot , but medieval glass survived in many of the churches — in St. George 's and St. Martin 's , for example — and Yorkist symbols remained in the windows of St. Mary 's . |
| 24 | Members of the Suffolk Accident Rescue Service , staff voluntarily by GPs , are usually the first doctors to arrive at the scene of car accidents where they can give specialist emergency treatment , additional to that provided by ambulance staff . |
| 25 | Plants that give us both outstanding flowers and foliage are usually the first choice . |
| 26 | Equally , when cuts in expenditure are considered , capital programmes are usually the first victims . |
| 27 | The fact that mothers are usually the first object of love for their offspring creates real differences between boys and girls when it comes to relinquishing that tie . |
| 28 | I also remember meeting Johnnie Cooper , then a subaltern , but a long serving ex-N.C.O. who had been probably the first man recruited to the infant regiment by David Stirling . |
| 29 | Substitution drills are also the first step in making system drills , but these will be dealt with in 7.2.3 . |
| 30 | They are also the first point of customer contact at the Sales Centre . |