Example sentences of "may [be] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Proverbs 13:10 tells us ‘ Pride only breeds quarrels , but wisdom is found in those who take advice ’ , and for some this may be the first experience in considering opinions other than their own . |
| 2 | If you are feeling ‘ fluey ’ this may be the first sign of mastitis . |
| 3 | They may be the first sign of trust given , an attempt to show an external sign of an internal pain as a way of having it noticed . |
| 4 | I may be the first challenger for Lennox , so it 's not surprising that I 'm behind Bowe . ’ |
| 5 | Stress problems in the family may be the first indicator of a sufferer 's disease . |
| 6 | Innocence may be the first casualty of war , as the posters for the film boldly quoted , but it seems good taste is the first casualty in computer-game marketing . |
| 7 | The Intifada may be the first chance for a civilised settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict ; it is also , many Palestinians believe , the last . |
| 8 | H. B. Cott , author of the classic book Animal Coloration , put the point well in 1940 , in what may be the first use in print of the arms-race analogy in biology : |
| 9 | Frequently the plan of a few words may be the first thing that comes into a student 's head or more ominously the only thing in the student 's head ! |
| 10 | It may be the first time that they have had to live alone and that a whole new way of life has to be taken on board at a time when they are emotionally upset and feeling the sadness of being parted from their son or daughter . |
| 11 | Although children will already have had everyday experiences with water this may be the first time that water has been offered to them as a material to play and experiment with . |
| 12 | AI believes this may be the first time a poll has shown such opposition . |
| 13 | This may be the first time there has been a broad comparison of two fairly " complete " catalogue systems which are also internally quite similar ( the present writer had a hand in the design of both of them ) with the same users in the same library . |
| 14 | ( 61 ) That may be the first time in my life that a man has dared insult me . |
| 15 | Central London , where even Hitler 's bombs never stopped the daily pinta getting through , may be the first area where the milkie becomes an extinct species . |
| 16 | Encouraging the licking of spreads and jams off pieces of bread , toast , crackers , or biscuits may be the first step . |
| 17 | The Bush administration has undertaken a national energy review which will report by the end of the year , and that may be the first step towards the national action to end dependence on Gulf oil , and to start what 's always eluded this country — an Energy Policy . |
| 18 | This may be the first piece of half-good news in three years for defence manufacturers who have seen orders for new equipment shrink even faster than national defence budgets ( chart 1 ) . |
| 19 | Your local computer supplier may be the first place to visit . |
| 20 | And , if talks with the West Samoans are successful , a Test with Peter Fatialofa 's men of next year may be the first match . |