Example sentences of "this [be] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Will this be the first time you 've worked in theatre ? ’ |
| 2 | After a while the whistle is repeated — by the same blackbird or by its mate — but always as if this were the first time it had occurred to him to whistle ; if this is a dialogue , each remark is uttered after long reflection . |
| 3 | He glanced at her , wondering if this were the first she had heard of the proposal . |
| 4 | 20–4–1882 Mr Peter McIvor took his seat as Moderator , this being the first meeting of Session after his ordination . |
| 5 | This being the first moment that I have not had my hand on him , he seizes the opportunity . |
| 6 | Edward Pease wrote : ‘ There was considerable stir in Darlington today , this being the first day water was brought into the town from the New Water Works . ’ |
| 7 | This is the first big lesson to learn . |
| 8 | This is the first time I 've had someone round to tea in years , and it happens on the very day I become homeless . |
| 9 | This is the first thing you notice about graphics interchange files — they tend to be long . |
| 10 | This is the first visible sign of a shareholders ' revolt against the chairman , Sir Derek Alun-Jones , since the discovery of a £185m fraud which threatens the group 's future . |
| 11 | ‘ This is the first time anything unusual has happened here since Goering occupied the building in 1940 , ’ one veteran observer was heard to remark . |
| 12 | Several transplants have been tried before , but this is the first time they have continued to function for a long period , according to the researchers at the University of Alberta , in Edmonton . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | This is the first time UEFA has banned a Dutch club , but two years ago the national team were ordered to replay a European Championship qualifying match behind closed doors after Cyprus 's goalkeeper had been struck by a firework . |
| 15 | ‘ This is the first time I 've done anything significant on film . |
| 16 | But this is the first time that RA members are being so actively encouraged to trespass . |
| 17 | Apart from winter fishing , this is the first real outing of the year , and always a super ritual for my father and myself . |
| 18 | With a long journey ahead of me every morning and evening , I do n't hang about , and this is the first petrol-engined car I 've used that has given me over 45mpg on a run . |
| 19 | Having only recently arrived in the Province , this is the first ti me he has had to do them , and they are taking him some ti me . |
| 20 | This is the first time that the award has gone to somebody from the hotel and catering industry , or indeed from the service sector as a whole . |
| 21 | This is the first time a unit trust company has had to suspend funds under the Financial Services Act 's pricing regulations , which oblige it to cease trading once an error is suspected . |
| 22 | This is the first time the UN has dispatched a force so close to American borders . |
| 23 | Ladybirds have done well out of the exceptional summer , as have sweet chestnut trees ; this is the first year that I can recall collecting chestnuts locally that are large enough to eat . |
| 24 | The town has always been a primary IRA target but this is the first time in many years that it has singled out the commercial centre . |
| 25 | However , this is the first scheme in Argentina which involves equity stakes in privatisations . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's true this is the first time all but one of the World Cup downhills have been called off before Christmas and , with the Madonna slalom cancelled , that 's unique . ’ |
| 27 | Suppose that , as shown , the first triplet of bases in the message is GGC ; this is the first ‘ codon ’ . |
| 28 | This is the first region of the cortex to which visual information is transferred . |
| 29 | This is the first visit that I 've made to Europe since my escape from Germany in 1940 . |
| 30 | Philips says this is the first example of a ‘ professional ’ steam iron to hit the British shops . |