Example sentences of "[noun sg] are first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recently formed English Amateur Billiards Association are first in the field with details of the National Championships . |
| 2 | Thus the reasons put forward for the present rule are first , that it preserves the constitutional proprieties leaving Parliament to legislate in words and the courts ( not Parliamentary speakers ) , to construe the meaning of the words finally enacted ; second , the practical difficulty of the expense of researching Parliamentary material which would arise if the material could be looked at ; third , the need for the citizen to have access to a known defined text which regulates his legal rights ; fourth , the improbability of finding helpful guidance from Hansard . |
| 3 | One example occurs when the terms locution and illocutionary force are first used ( p.12 ) . |
| 4 | Quine 's doubts about analyticity are first voiced in his ‘ Two dogmas of empiricism ’ , essay 2 in Quine ( 1953 ) . |
| 5 | The strips and beading are first coated with wood glue on the under surfaces and placed in position . |
| 6 | Additionally , there are qualification requirements based on the citizenship or domicile of the creator ( or his employer or commissioner ) of the topography or the person by whom and country in which semiconductors containing the topography are first marketed . |
| 7 | Certain premises such as services canteens , and passenger aircraft , vessels and railway trains , although retailer 's excise licences are granted in respect of them , are not licensed premises within the meaning of the section because no licences under the Act are first obtained . |
| 8 | The government 's principal aims for all sectors of education are first , to raise standards at all levels of ability ; and second , since education is an investment in the nation 's future , to secure the best possible return from the resources which are found for it … |
| 9 | His prose books on the district are first rate . |
| 10 | Elvis 's two most notable contributions to the language of rock 'n' roll are first , the assimilation of ‘ romantic lyricism ’ and second , what I call ‘ boogification ’ . |
| 11 | Two areas of concern are first , who should have residential care and second , the relationship between residential and community care . |
| 12 | responses of the adult human being are first generated , perfect symmetry only occurs in the unusual relationship that may develop between identical twins . |
| 13 | In this chapter some features of the schools associated with the project are first described . |
| 14 | Barry Sandry … the professional says the facilities in Thamesdown for golf are first class … they are second to none in the country and they also use the facilities well by coaching youngsters from the age of five upwards … |
| 15 | The couple are first to go in , there the proceedings will be explained and they will pay the fees . |