Example sentences of "first [noun sg] is a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is either unc or a triple , whose first component is a set of directed channels , the output channels having a multiplicity . |
| 2 | What is necessary in the first instance is a shift in the surrounding social relations and economic conditions . |
| 3 | For Santander , First Fidelity is a bargain on two counts . |
| 4 | Where , however , the first action is a nullity , for instance because the plaintiff sues a limited company in liquidation without leave of the court , discretion may be exercised ( Wilson v Banner Scaffolding ( 1982 ) The Times , 22 June ) . |
| 5 | The first term is a power law to describe the red noise . |
| 6 | The first fella is a bit er I , I think is is very academic or has a very ac academic |
| 7 | ‘ But we have so little medicine here that basic first aid is a struggle . ’ |
| 8 | WITHOUT WISHING to divulge too many trade secrets , if you 're ever called upon to interview an Australian punk rock band , the first question is a cinch . |
| 9 | As the hon. Gentleman is well aware , his first question is a matter for my hon. Friend the Minister of State and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State who have , no doubt , listened to him carefully . |
| 10 | My first question is a result of a telephone conversation with Graham Bowie , chief executive of Lothian region . |
| 11 | ( 2 ) Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years . |
| 12 | The first test is a review of the situation , operate is the action which follows , the second test is a check as to whether or not the desired result has been achieved and this is followed either by another operation or by an exit if the desired result has been achieved . |
| 13 | The first issue is a performance of Beethoven 's Sixth Symphony with Russian conductor Mark Ermler . |
| 14 | Products which do not meet consumer desires will fail the market test , but whether products come onto the market in the first place is a matter entirely in the hands of business . |
| 15 | An example of the first process is a mother 's tendency to ‘ fuss ’ over a female child 's appearance and to stress her prettiness — ‘ You are a pretty little girl ’ . |
| 16 | The first article is a review of the introduction of clozapine to clinical practice . |
| 17 | To someone like myself with a traditional physics-orientated education the first volume is a revelation . |
| 18 | The first movement is a paraphrase of the overture , a dance which takes place in the dark and so stops abruptly from time to time when people lose each other . |
| 19 | • First prize is a weekend for two at a leading UK health hydro with £100 of vouchers to spend on treatments of your choice . |
| 20 | Our first frame is a macédoine of flukes and in-offs , a banquet of incompetence . |
| 21 | The first priority is a doctor but the officer will know what to do . |
| 22 | Adjacent to the first pier is a Crucifixion by Zimprecht . |
| 23 | First stop is a bay where all the car 's fluids are drained . |
| 24 | First stop is a visit to the beautiful Frans Roozen nurseries where you can admire the vast show gardens and learn about the art of growing flower bulbs from their fascinating information gallery . |
| 25 | That failing , there can be a conveyance between the husband and wife , to which the first mortgagee is a party , to release the husband from liability under the first mortgage and take a covenant to observe and perform the same from the wife who will also covenant with the husband to indemnify him in respect of the second mortgage . |
| 26 | Alternatively , there can be a conveyance between the husband and the wife to which the first mortgagee is a party ( as above ) and a deed of covenant from the wife in favour of the second mortgagee to observe and perform the terms of the second mortgage , containing an indemnity in favour of the husband in respect thereof . |
| 27 | Hence the first floor is a sort of piano nobile , a recent and foreign innovation which did not catch on for very long in smaller English country houses . |
| 28 | The ground floor of the house is a set , and the first floor is a glass painting . |
| 29 | The first book is a language awareness course . |
| 30 | The first item is a copper or bronze purse-bar . |