Example sentences of "be their first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Germany 's car makers are slashing costs , and components are their first target . |
| 2 | For most it would have been their first experience of the internationalism of the movement . |
| 3 | The squash racquets , the Pope 's pronouncements , whose fault it had been their first night together , an afternoon really , but not much good in either case , the squash racquets again , the money spent on Grace . |
| 4 | For both these men it had been their first time out of the house for three weeks . |
| 5 | For the artists this day would be their first sight of the script due in production on Friday . |
| 6 | Indeed , for many children , this may be their first chance to play freely , experiencing hard surfaces , grass , fences , trees , ponds and sand pits . |
| 7 | It may be their first experience of death at close quarters and they will be surprised at how much there is to do . |
| 8 | If there is still no contact , advise Payroll of termination date , which would be their first day of absence . |
| 9 | Both men had a history of lawlessness , petty felonies and misdemeanours , but this was to be their first foray into serious and hopefully prosperous crime , an opportunity prompted by pure chance . |
| 10 | In many cases NoS was to be their first experiment . |
| 11 | For others it will be their first attempt . |
| 12 | sometimes artists have been working for two or three years , releasing records unsuccessfully , although the public 's perception is that their first hit must be their first record . |
| 13 | It will be their first meeting with Mr Lamont since the Treasury select committee report into BCCI was published . |
| 14 | Tomorrow 's their first home game . |
| 15 | It 's their first contact . |
| 16 | Significantly , it 's their first album for A&M , who they signed with in the summer , and sounds not so much sterilised and clean , but better laid-out . |
| 17 | I always advise people to have a bitch if it is their first Rottweiler . |
| 18 | They 'll be affected as this is their first port of call in their early experience in the theatre . |
| 19 | For most of the mothers this is their first experience of childcare outside their own families . |
| 20 | 'Bury your dead in the best grave we have , ’ is their first response . |
| 21 | As the constable quoted above makes clear , it is not that all neighbourhood policemen defuse every situation by the display of patience , sympathy , tolerance , and understanding , it is more that this is their first choice and they use other recipes , by becoming ‘ heavy-handed ’ and resorting to arrests , only when this one fails . |
| 22 | The contribution made by these visitors to the atmosphere and overall success of the day is considerable — for many of them , it is their first taste of the life now fully adopted by their sons , brothers and boyfriends who are now on parade . |
| 23 | For many programmers , this is their first taste of trying to sell houses in a buyers ' market , of static wages and of finding that demand for their skills no longer outstrips supply . |
| 24 | So , for many , Dreamflight is their first taste of freedom . |
| 25 | It is their first taste of European work experience and the college hopes more students will have the chance of work in France , Holland and Spain next year . |
| 26 | For many children this fun-filled show , with its bubbling mix of sing-a-long songs , rhymes , music and jokes , is their first taste of theatre and live music : |
| 27 | Town of course have been hit by the big freeze … this is their first game in a fortnight |
| 28 | In particular they stressed that ‘ The framework [ for English ] should ensure , at the minimum , that all school-leavers are competent in the use of English — written and spoken — whether or not it is their first language . ’ |
| 29 | The Belfast date is part of a tour to promote their current chart-topping album ‘ Promises And Lies ’ , which is their first album of original material for some time . |
| 30 | Rachel , who is their first baby , was born eight months ago . |