Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are prepared to pay the first £50 of all claims * yourself , you will be entitled to a premium discount which is normally one sixth of the new premium . |
| 2 | And , if you are prepared to pay the first £50 of any claim yourself , the basic rate is only £1.25 per £1,000 . |
| 3 | But , if you are prepared to pay the first £50 of any claim yourself , you will be entitled to a discount — normally 50p per £1,000 of insurance . |
| 4 | If you are prepared to pay the first £50 of all claims yourself , you will be entitled to a discount on your premium . |
| 5 | If you 're willing to pay the first £100 of any claim , your premium will fall by a further 10% . |
| 6 | The Tyrone men have another important League fixture this afternoon — visitors Limavady inspired by the mercurial Des Curry are likely to provide the first searching test of Strabane 's ability to stay the course . |
| 7 | Because there is.little , if any , evidence of mosaics of the late-third century in Britain , it has been customary to assign the first mosaics of this diagnostic Orpheus sequence to this period ( see above ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , how nice to be able to refuse , when most of us are glad to accept the first offer ! |
| 9 | Even though workers are prepared to accept a general reduction in the level of real wages , they are unwilling to take the first step of accepting money wage cuts in case other workers with whom they regard themselves as comparable fail to follow suit . |
| 10 | In SWDs and SSDs , it would be possible to accept the first definition almost unreservedly . |
| 11 | We can say with certainty that we would be able to mount the first kind of display ; but at the moment we can not be so certain about the travelling display which , although the more attractive proposition , has much more significant resource implications . |
| 12 | Unless you happen to be a keen follower of American football , you are more likely to be able to answer the first six questions than the last two . |
| 13 | Would anyone be able to enjoy the first public performance of a pageant , devised and directed by Mr Malik , with the working title of Islamic Wimbledon ? |
| 14 | We might thus be able to provide the first step in assisting a school to maximise any award which it receives . |
| 15 | I 've been lucky to be able to launch the first concept of dread disease insurance , in South Africa you might have heard about us . |
| 16 | so I wo n't be able to pay the first payment cos , you know ai n't got no money . |
| 17 | So I wo n't be able to pay the first payment cos you know I ai n't got no money . |
| 18 | I hope will be happy to read the first lesson . |
| 19 | We would be inclined to use the first , because it gives a better sense of the feel of the anthology ; but this is a fairly arbitrary decision , where rule-books do not help . |
| 20 | When reclaiming such land , it may be necessary to provide the first pioneer crops with a direct injection of nutrients through chemical fertilizers but it should always be remembered that the aim is to build up the life in the soil so that it can provide its own fertility within the land potential . |
| 21 | They were quick to spot the first ripples of concern which have surged into a tide over the past year . |
| 22 | The development , first reported in The Scotsman three years ago , opens up the possibility of being able to treat the first signs of breast cancer when the chances of success are highest . |
| 23 | So one has to actually learn erm an entirely new alphabet before even being able to read the first word on the first page that you see in the archives . |
| 24 | It was another good example of why the sooner it is possible to delay the first round of the World Group matches so that there is more than a full week between them and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year , the better . |
| 25 | But it is often the case that , by finding a transformation that will promote equality of spread or linearity , it is possible to achieve the first three at the same time . |
| 26 | ( To a first approximation , one is likely to encounter the first type if f is a little higher than f and the second type if f is a little lower than f . ) |
| 27 | Second they determine under what circumstances he is likely to answer the first question correctly . |
| 28 | SACHIN Tendulkar , Yorkshire 's first overseas signing , is likely to miss the first five matches of the season because he is contracted to play in Bombay . |
| 29 | Ratification of the Maastricht deal is likely to prove the first real test of Mr Major 's new Government . |
| 30 | Any new student interested in joining the squad is welcome to attend the first training session on Wednesday September 8 , at the Dub playing fields , 2pm . |