Example sentences of "be the first [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , it could be the first sentence of ten . |
| 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 | Fistula formation — for example to the trachea — may then be the first sign of the true nature of the disease . |
| 5 | The case is thought to be the first test of the obligation under the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 to provide new land of " equal advantage " where public open space is lost through a compulsory purchase . |
| 6 | ‘ We 're still investing more than HP is in development , so our bottom line profits are less , but this will be the first year for the RS/6000 that we make at least $1 net profit . ’ |
| 7 | Rupert Murdoch told the annual meeting in Adelaide : ‘ This may well be the first year in some years when our earnings do not show their customary increase . ’ |
| 8 | If the trend continues , 1989 will be the first year in which UK companies have made more acquisitions in continental Europe than in the US . |
| 9 | Nineteen ninety three is gon na be the first year in which the full benefits of this cost cutting are gon na come through and whilst it 's always a continuing process and there will be some further redundancies , I am glad to say that we believe that the bulk of the redundancies are now behind us . |
| 10 | The complication has been that because last year 's trading profits were lower than expected we did n't have any taxable profits against which to claim back this A C T so as this would be the first year in which taxable profits would arise unless we 'd not been unless we 'd been able to find some other way of dealing with it the A C T which we pay would not have been recoverable till January ninety five . |
| 11 | From clinical and economic viewpoints a careful abdominal examination should be the first assessment of a vomiting child . |
| 12 | The octopus will be the first animal without a backbone to be protected under regulations that already cover experiments on vertebrates . |
| 13 | I shall be the first writer at an Inaugural since Frost at John Kennedy 's . |
| 14 | This will be the first Masters for the new chairman , Jack Stephens , Arkanas billionaire . |
| 15 | A simple start like this can be the first goal of change . |
| 16 | An example might be the provisions which state that the child 's welfare is to be the first consideration in decisions relating to adoption and children in care ( Sections 3 and 59 ) . |
| 17 | Carriers are expected to be the first users of the interface since it will significantly reduce the cost of building a new Frame Relay network or of extending an existing Frame Relay network . |
| 18 | Availability on the high-end 75 and 85 models will be the first half of 1993 and the second half of the year for entry-level and mid-range 15s , 35s and 65s . |
| 19 | I may be the first challenger for Lennox , so it 's not surprising that I 'm behind Bowe . ’ |
| 20 | David had originally made a demo with John Hutchinson , a demo which had been taken to Philips who were releasing in this country for Mercury Records in America , and they all agreed that this would be the first single under that contract . ’ |
| 21 | According to MacWeek , the development will be the first fruits of a planned family of multi-environment technologies that the company is calling Companion , which also involves plans for a thorough overhaul of the Macintosh interface over the next few years . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , the job was beginning to carry its own very real status ; Benjamin James would be the first member of his branch of the family ever to have a ‘ career ’ in anything like the modern sense of the word . |
| 23 | In what is believed to be the first development of its kind , a new hospital under construction in north-eastern England is being fitted with a range of energy-saving features which may reduce annual energy bills by as much as 60 per cent . |
| 24 | I mean I 've got , some of my best friends are fucking sub contractors as you know , really good friends , I mean Jonesy brilliant friend , a great friend , a nice geezer , er Bill beautifully bloke , really nice , but they should be the first ones out the door , Rumbolds should think more of their permanent staff than they do their fucking contractors staff that 's what makes this company work , that 's what makes this company worst than all the rest , ok , you get , you get Union companies which are , must employ sub contractors all the time , |
| 25 | There 's no question Quinn — and Cottee , Aldridge and the rest — are masters of the art and if I had one in my club , he 'd be the first name on the sheet . |
| 26 | He would be the first name on my team sheet for as long as he continues to keep fit . |
| 27 | The winner will be the first name to be pulled out of the bag after the closing date of 6 July 1992 . |
| 28 | The Reporter would be the first person to whom any child referrals would be made . |
| 29 | She subscribed to the journals Poétique and Tel Quel so that she could be the first person on the Trumpington Road to know the latest thoughts of Roland Barthes and Julia Kristeva . |
| 30 | My particular role erm in the operation was to carry one of the ballistic shields erm and I also erm during the briefing was informed that I would be the first person through the front door and consequent consequently to the door of the master bedroom . |