Example sentences of "is the first [noun] the " in BNC.

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1 However , yesterday 's award is the first money the peer has received .
2 Started in 1986 , this is the first year the week has included opera .
3 This £30 million contract , won this Spring , is the first site the company has worked in the South Midlands .
4 It is the first time the inspectorate has taken the board to court for an alleged lapse of safety .
5 It is the first time the fraud squad has been directly accused of leaking the report .
6 This is the first time the UN has dispatched a force so close to American borders .
7 It is the first time the industry has been able to purchase cover for long-term environmental damage although it does buy insurance against sudden pollution incidents or claims from disasters such as explosions .
8 IN referring to the Chilean Order of Merit awarded to Mr Harold Pinter , Mandrake ( March 29 ) stated that this is the first time the honour has been bestowed upon a playwright or , indeed , upon an ‘ intellectual ’ of any description .
9 This is the first time the ABRC 's report has not been made public in recent years .
10 And tonight is the first time the two girls have ever gone past the ground floor .
11 It is the first time the players have been able to field a large cast of nine for a serious production , with some 20 members involved in all .
12 He says that it is the first time the Japanese governent has expressed interest in the IASC 's work .
13 It is the first time the Swiss have been given a vote on the defence budget .
14 However , Mr Leeder said : ‘ Quite honestly I do n't hold out much hope , but this is the first time the church has agreed to visit us .
15 If this is the first time the guest has used the hotel a guest history card is sometimes created ( see Fig. 3.35 ) .
16 And Amelia McLean , a compositor who played a leading role in the women 's opposition in 1910 , said in a letter to the Evening News : " This is the first time the women have heard that the employers want to reserve monotypes for women .
17 This is the first time the tactic has been used , effectively creating a barrier between the residents at risk and the revellers .
18 This is the first time the conference has been held in Stoke-on-Trent and is especially significant to Wedgwood since the Moat House incorporates Etruria Hall , the home of Josiah I. A Wedgwood stand and demonstrator will be on display at the conference .
19 It is the first time the North American public has been asked to vote on such an issue .
20 That is pretty obvious , but it is the first time the Najibullah government has said so .
21 Note also that the priority field defaults to Routine , if this is the first time the DC has been updated .
22 This is the first time the kid 's been out so long .
23 The drug has been around for the last 20 years , but this is the first time the research has been carried out over such a lengthy period .
24 This is the first time the 'chutes have been used in Britain since the fire .
25 And the Scots have every right to feel a ‘ wee bit peeved ’ at Montgomery Pipe Band , as this is the first time the overall championship trophy has gone outside the Highlands .
26 It is the first time the Service has explained its stand in the dispute , which led to serious disturbances among loyalist inmates in the Maze .
27 A spokeswoman for the band , whose hits include Love Cats and The Walk , said it is the first time The Cure will have played at such an intimate venue for almost ten years .
28 It is the first time the chain , headed by Anita Roddick , has traded in Darlington .
29 Is the first time the scientists have all come together for one specialist meeting ?
30 This is the first thing the grown-ups have forgotten .
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