Example sentences of "be a first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okay , so there you are you see , you 're , you 're a first aider and you come up to the person and you hold it the way you did last time and you think ah , now that 's the wrong way round of course , there 's my elbow point , there 's my injured elbow , so I have to be that way round , mm , so you turn it round the other way , right , your elbow shape goes to the injured elbow and your long line goes straight up and down the line of the body , you arrange it so that you only just covering the forearm there , with just enough above the hand to tie your reef knot that would be too little and that would be too much just enough above the hands to tie your reef knot , the first thing you do is to tuck nice , big bit of material right under the hand and anchor it into position , just keep that resting there and all the rest of this goes under the arm up between the shoulder blades there and you tie your first half of the reef knot just above the fingers in the hollow of the neck here , now that 's important because round the back here if you press on that bit of muscle there , there 's a big band of muscle , if you 've got a knot on that it gives a great deal of discomfort very quickly so you want to get the knots round in the hollow here that does n't hurt your casualty , there , draw it up half the knot , is that tight enough ? |
| 2 | On 27 September the new monument was unveiled by Arnold Kaech and Sir Keith Arbuthnot , whose great-grandfather has been a first cousin of William Arbuthnot . |
| 3 | It is only the fifth time in the post-war history of the tournament that this has happened , and only the third time there has been a First Division v Second Division clash in each semi-final . |
| 4 | This raises questions at present unanswerable , and complicated by the existence of a second long base in the sanctuary which seems to have supported a pursuit-scene ( possibly Zeus and the Nymph Aegina on whom he begot Aiakos , Telamon 's father ) ; and this might have been a first west pediment . |
| 5 | Afterwards nobody could tell us about our route and it may have been a first ascent — we still do not know . |
| 6 | Amd Director of Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary , said her first UK Festival of Musicals was a ‘ resounding success ’ adding : ‘ I believe that the whole project has been a first class example of how industry and the arts can work together for the good of the community . ’ |
| 7 | Modest in the sense that he never proclaimed his talents — and they were real and varied : he was , I have heard , a very good businessman , and I know him to have been a first rate chess player and a notable painter . ’ |
| 8 | Not bad for someone who had n't a ) played right back or b ) been a first team regular until this season . |
| 9 | On the contrary , the development of such instruments has only been a first step , preparatory to examining the reasons people differ on such traits . |
| 10 | There had never been a first form at Cambridge School . |
| 11 | The only cloud on the immediate horizon is raising a mortgage — especially if you are a first time buyer . |
| 12 | The George Street measures are a first step . |
| 13 | Sheriff Robert Younger told him : ‘ You are a first offender and perhaps your alcoholism may have played a part in these offences . |
| 14 | Er , I 'm a first year primary school stu |
| 15 | Good morning , Doug , I 'm a first time caller . |
| 16 | Erm twenty second of July nineteen sixteen so I 'm a first war baby . |
| 17 | To automatically qualify for all the offers and services described in this leaflet you must begin or be a first year student attending a full time DESIGNATED course of study for which a Local Education Authority MANDATORY award is available and be personally eligible for such an award . |
| 18 | The inspection , when it comes about , could be a first test of Mr Hussein 's new smiling face : he is already suspected of cheating , particularly when he denies that he has any biological weapons . |
| 19 | Attention to diet should therefore be a first consideration in any treatment plan to clear out toxic accumulations and correct any vitamin , mineral , trace element or fibre deficiencies . |
| 20 | Many employers require a member of their staff to be a first aider . |
| 21 | For some a very routine existence would be a first choice . |
| 22 | The companies are not , however , placing all of their eggs in one basket , and Northern Telecom said that although Tandem will be a first choice partner , this will by no means preclude it working with other firms in the future . |
| 23 | Of course this ca n't be a first choice for Lohengrin , but those who have any interest in the history of the opera 's performance will find it a consistently absorbing experience . |
| 24 | They 'll be could be a first division team next season . |
| 25 | It is designed to be a first maths program for the younger user and is suitable for the 3 to 6 years age group , depending on the level of computer familiarity . |
| 26 | They said the cabinet 's resignation could only be a first step in an attempt to regain credibility . |
| 27 | Cracking down on terrorists can be a first step , but not the last . |
| 28 | ‘ Absence from the UK for the period 5 to 10 April could be a first step to establish non-residence in 1992–93 , ’ it adds . |
| 29 | The UNESCO Report could be a first step towards this but it needs international organizations like UNESCO and IFLA to take the action they have not so far done . |
| 30 | Listening to yourself can be a first step in identifying a learning need or goal . |