Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun sg] be the first [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lloyds Bank was the first to introduce an annual fee of £12 for its Access cardholders in February of this year . |
| 2 | The Beatles track was the first to feature new drummer Simon Smith . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Cherry Vanilla was the first to leave . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | In both instances the government appealed ; the Alvarez case was the first to reach the Supreme Court . |