Example sentences of "[noun sg] 's [noun sg] be the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Invited by the USSR Supreme Soviet , the delegation 's visit was the first by Albanian parliamentarians since the breakdown in diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1961 [ see p. 18528 ] . |
| 2 | Often a boy 's father was the first to take him below . |
| 3 | The child 's welfare was the first consideration and then other tests had to be applied . |
| 4 | An object 's appearance is the first way we recognise where it comes from : a Volkswagen ‘ Beetle ’ is an instantly recognisable shape even if the VW badge has fallen off the car ; likewise we recognise a Rolls Royce . |
| 5 | In recognition of the Baptist Missionary Society 's bi-centenary celebrations , this month 's article is the first of two on the life and work of Dr William Carey whose vision inspired the creation of the BMS and other missionary societies . |
| 6 | Strikes are our abhorrence and the first principle laid down is that the owner 's property is the first care of the member of the society to see to' . |
| 7 | Last year 's outbreak was the first of its kind in the country . |
| 8 | Held 2–8 March , the fair enjoyed twice as much space in its new premises , the Grand Palais , as it had done in its former venue , the basement of the Hotel George V. Still an all-French affair despite the eagerness of foreign galleries to get in , this year 's Salon was the first to include nine contemporary dealers , including Gerald Piltzer who made a last minute decision to join in . |
| 9 | His mother 's death was the first he had been intimately concerned with — his father 's hardly counted , because Peter had been only thirteen at the time . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , a single lapse in this mother 's policy was the first step on the slippery slope of interrupted nights . |