Example sentences of "[art] [noun prp] [noun sg] be the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Beatles track was the first to feature new drummer Simon Smith . |
| 2 | The February meeting was the first of its kind to be hosted by Saudi Arabia , which opposed a major role for the Shi'ite opposition in a future Iraqi government , but now considered that the ousting of Saddam Hussein had become a priority . |
| 3 | The Brook Helpline is the first 24-hour telephone helpline offering young people practical advice on birth control , emergency contraception , pregnancy , abortion , sexually transmitted diseases and other sex-related problems . |
| 4 | The Blackpool meeting was the first between Mr Savimbi and a British minister , underlining the importance Britain attaches to persuading Mr Savimbi to return to the conference table . |
| 5 | The Rawtenstall store is the first of the supermarket chain 's English stores to get Cashline , and to celebrate the occasion staff from the town 's branch handed out carrier bags and keyrings to shoppers as well as answering account enquiries . |
| 6 | The Hanmer family were the first of the new immigrants to appear and they were still there 120 years later . |
| 7 | Whereas , however , the Krakatoa eruption was the first for two centuries , Mt Pelee had previously erupted within the living memory of some of the older residents of St Pierre ; a mild affair in 1851 which did little apart from sprinkling a bit of ash about . |
| 8 | Speaking on the roof the Royal Liver Building , Parrott recalled that the UK championship was the first he saw live as a boy . |
| 9 | The Horwich donation is the first major gift following the unveiling of the MCA 's new building plan , designed by Josef Paul Kleihues . |
| 10 | The Jack transfer was the first to command a five-figure fee , despite the fact that Arsenal were continuing to propose limits on transfer fees , which led to accusations of hypocrisy . |
| 11 | Despite the fact that the Whitney Museum was the first to show the photographs of the notorious late Robert Mapplethorpe , and only recently declared that it was creating a department of photography , the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation announced last month that it was the Guggenheim it would be patronising with gifts in money and kind . |
| 12 | The loans were granted simultaneously on the date of purchase , although in order of charge on the property , the Halifax loan is the first charge and the Standard Life the second . |
| 13 | The Burnage Report is the first document of its kind to attempt to deal with some of these complexities . |
| 14 | In both instances the government appealed ; the Alvarez case was the first to reach the Supreme Court . |
| 15 | The April issue is the first I have ever read , but I will now become a regular reader . |
| 16 | Oh no they got no whisky but they got er Eversons be when the rocks were started first when the commissioners started the rocks first the Bell rock was the first . |
| 17 | These are the ladies of the European Tour , the Ford classic is the first title of the season and as always , competitive golf is tense , nerve-wracking stuff . |