Example sentences of "be [prep] a first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The battle , between Diana de Moutis of Art Expertise and Didier Imbert of Didier Fine Art ( organiser of the recent exhibition of Botero sculptures on the Champs-Elysees ) has already been through a first hearing which was won by de Moutis , and an appeal , won last November by Imbert . |
2 | For example initial expenditure by both partners could be on a first phase of access and servicing , with the grant receivable by virtue of that expenditure reinvested in a second phase , and so one . |
3 | But we were without a first officer . |
4 | It almost always is on a first night , when the audience tends to be Mums , Dads , husbands , wives , lovers and friends-in-the-business . |
5 | Interestingly , she added to that : ‘ Every shot was like a first night . ’ |
6 | The fire , at Cragside , was in a first floor bedroom and was believed to be caused by electrical equipment overheating . |