Example sentences of "is [verb] a first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elisabeth Valley is presenting a first solo exhibition by Sébastien De Ganay , whose paintings incorporate jetsam of various kinds . |
| 2 | The Royal Shakespeare Company is paying a first visit to Durham City but not to tread the boards . |
| 3 | It is called A First Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics ( 1980 ) . |
| 4 | Debra Priest , of Haroldswick , Unst , who is starting a first year HNC course in business administration at the Shetland College of Further Education ; |
| 5 | Sally Lescher 's Conservation Management is giving a first exhibition in London to Glaswegian portraitist , John Boyd ( to 24 July ) , whose thickly brushed nude studies and landscapes have won admiration in Scotland . |
| 6 | Gavin Turk , who attracted notice for erecting , as his only contribution to his degree show at the Royal College of Art a year ago , a blue English Heritage plaque announcing that he had been working in his studio for two years , is having a first exhibition at an apartment in Docklands , opposite Canary Wharf ( 1–31 July ; by appointment only , call 071–274 0041 ) . |
| 7 | The next step is to furnish a first draft of the proposed order and to settle the draft in due course , and in drawing the order the agent has particular regard to the value of precedents and a number of model clauses promulgated by the model clauses committee in parliament . |
| 8 | Nick Stogdon is making a first appearance , as is Bob Light from Santa Barbara . |
| 9 | Once a Bill is read a first time , it can be printed and is usually available the next day . |
| 10 | In the longer term discount range , Melanee could choose the Halifax , which is offering a first time buyer offer of 1.5 per cent until the end of January 1993 . |