Example sentences of "this [be] the first [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the first of Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki 's films to open here , but not the last : two more are lining up for release in the next six months . |
| 2 | This is the first of the year 's four major championships , still in many ways marking the official start of the season — for all the tournaments that have preceded it . |
| 3 | This is the first of NME 's eight-night stint at the Town & Country Club in conjunction with the Spastics Society and there 's a palpable sense of occasion , fuelled by rumours that Old Nick has something up his frilly sleeve . |
| 4 | This is the first of a series of questions designed to trap Jesus into saying something that could lead to his arrest . |
| 5 | As this is the first of our summer issues , there 's an air of warmer weather and sunnier days about the patterns . |
| 6 | This is the first of two volumes devoted to the library 's Netherlandish drawings ; the second will deal with Dutch drawings of the seventeenth , eighteenth and nineteenth centuries . |
| 7 | Professor Verdi tells The Art Newspaper : ‘ This is the first of a series of closely focused and consciously ‘ educative ’ shows planned between the two Birmingham museums to highlight major works in the city 's collections . |
| 8 | This is the first of a series of biennial exhibitions which will include painting , sculpture , photography , installation and video . |
| 9 | As I said before , I hope this is the first of many more Hampton Court Palace International Flower Shows in this magnificent setting . |
| 10 | th this is the first of many updates , |
| 11 | This is the first of two articles written to discuss some aspects of the mathematical education of young children from the Indian sub-continent . |
| 12 | This is the first of three quality players which Anderson hopes to sign during the summer months . |
| 13 | This is the first of er two lectures on the American presidency and erm I want to begin just by putting the presidency in , in context erm thus far I hope it 's clear that the American pol political system is one in which authority is firstly limited by the constitution in which authority dispersed by the by virtue of the separation of powers . |
| 14 | This is the first of 4 performances so hopefuly they 'll settle down and get used to it . ’ |
| 15 | Ford say this is the first of a new generation of cars . |
| 16 | Erm this is the first of the month |
| 17 | This is the first of a series of programmes in which we 're going to look at the computer and its impact on our lives . |
| 18 | This is the first of a short series of programmes in which we shall be taking a look at some of these unfortunate happenings , and asking questions such as , ‘ To what extent can they predicted ? ’ and ‘ How can they best be coped with ? ’ |
| 19 | Sandy , this is the first of these courses that you 've run , and I deliberately said first of these courses — do you have any plans for running future courses ? |
| 20 | This is the first of a rare , three-part series of short films , in conjunction with the London Film-makers Co-op . |
| 21 | This is the first in which Parliament is mentioned on the title . |
| 22 | This is the first in a series of articles on the future of family health services authorities |
| 23 | This is the first in a new series of twelve programmes on opportunities in education . |
| 24 | This is the first in our new series of Ideas in Action from the University of Sussex . |
| 25 | This is the first in a series of six masterclasses , initiated by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Queen 's University in association with the Festival , to be given by the distinguished Russian pianist , Nikolai Demidenko . |
| 26 | Hence , this was the first of his conference performances which was aimed primarily at the nation . |
| 27 | This was the first of the eight birdies Davies gathered , the best of all being her three at the 315-yard 13th hole , where she drove the green . |
| 28 | Despite many previous approaches to Macmillan , this was the first of Hardy 's novels to be published by the firm . |
| 29 | This was the first of a series of amateur performances of adaptations of Hardy 's novels by the Dorchester Debating and Dramatic Society . |
| 30 | So much detail was not available to her then but she would have agreed to it all and later she would be able to describe more of the room , the contents of the cabinets , even the names of the people represented in the photographs on top of the piano ; she did not know then that this was the first of many visits to this room . |