Example sentences of "be [prep] first [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is significant that under imitation forms , he states that ‘ the above , i.e. Nos. 170 — 178 , are dated by the Sigillata forms they imitate , which are of first century type . |
| 2 | If they go in that condition the tax charged will be cheaper than if they 're in first class condition . |
| 3 | First of all , we 're on first name terms here . |
| 4 | Well , I must have been in first year juniors . |
| 5 | ‘ Both locos are in first class condition once again , and , in the run-up to our gala , the two Hunslets will have been restored on passenger trains . |
| 6 | For example , what should the government 's policy be towards First Secretary Gorbachev 's attempt at perestroika ( economic and social reconstruction within the Soviet Union ) ? |
| 7 | Staff and pupils were on first name terms , so that Miss Clifton was Cliffy to her face , and Anna Essinger , who had been dubbed Tante Anna in German , was known simply as T A. The children contributed to the maintenance of their school , to the extent of making furniture and cleaning and repairing the building . |
| 8 | GE of the USA had ten times the back-up staff and resources of EMI and were on first name terms with the key people in the medical world . |
| 9 | It is true that the British Medical Journal wrote favourably about his technique in 1930 : ‘ Mr. Alexander 's work is of first class importance and investigation by the medical profession is imperative . ’ |
| 10 | the vehicle in question , a 924 Porsche , is owned by an assassin with the rank of major ( in an army he wo n't tell us about ) , who is on first name terms with Bill Gates of Microsoft . |
| 11 | Even the governor is on first name terms with the inmates , although the staff still keep a respectful distance . |
| 12 | Suddenly I was on first names terms . |
| 13 | The tenanted trade manager was at first Mike Bryan , a former area manager for Whitbreads . |