Example sentences of "be the earliest " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what was suddenly seen as extraordinary was that the supernatural , the miraculous , and certain doctrines were just as present in the layers now believed to be the earliest as they were in the layers believed to be later . |
| 2 | It already seems obvious that Mr Kinnock will be the earliest beneficiary , and this for a simple reason . |
| 3 | Nonetheless , that inspired teacher Bernard of Clairvaux , who later on founded the Cistercian Order , knew well the innermost hearts of the army when he preached a sermon containing what must surely be the earliest ever advertising campaign . |
| 4 | A squat square chimney at Stone Edge , north-west of the village , marks the site of a lead-smelting mill established in the eighteenth century , and entertains a dubious claim to be the earliest industrial chimney in England . |
| 5 | Springfield Mill , east of the town centre , dates from the year of Trafalgar , and is said to be the earliest paper mill powered by steam , having a Boulton and Watt beam engine installed when it was opened for business . |
| 6 | The clay-puddled cutting itself was of single-break shape and is believed to be the earliest example of the type . |
| 7 | Though not quite as grand as the Met , or the New York Historical Society examples of the form , which are more elaborately decorated in the panels , it was in very good condition , and , as noted in the catalogue , may be the earliest example of the form in this country . |
| 8 | This is the only occasion when I personally remember seeing a wicketkeeper coming on to bowl and it may be the earliest such occasion in a first-class game . |
| 9 | It is thought to be the earliest example of screenwork in existence . |
| 10 | What seem to be the earliest human figures on Geometric vases are less precisely geometrised than these , and later they fill out and loosen up a little ; but from beginning to end of the period they are thin silhouettes conceptually conceived . |
| 11 | The Mercier portrait is reckoned to be the earliest , and in many respects the most interesting likeness of Handel in London . |
| 12 | It would be the earliest , thongs milk-white and small as a baby 's fingers , were even now draining on toast . |
| 13 | It was for many years claimed to be the earliest example of the true arch in Europe , but it is now recognised that it was constructed in the sixth century as an open drain and that it was only roofed over with its present stone vault of three concentric rings of radiating voussoirs in 184 B.C. Its exit into the Tiber can still be seen in Rome near the Ponte Rotto ( 68 ) . |
| 14 | A principle of " stylisation " would suggest the Woodchester mosaic to be the earliest : a plan of designs and their arrangement , which was subsequently the " blueprint " for the Stonesfield , Barton Farm and other pavements . |