Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tune into the harmony of your developing fragrance : Top Notes are the first scent you 'll smell , but these are volatile and do n't last . |
| 2 | The two clubs are the first set up by the recreation support unit of Darlington Borough Council . |
| 3 | Michael Ainslie ( also an American ) , acknowledged that salaries are linked to an individual ( rather than departmental ) bonus scheme but denied that Mr Faxon 's new contracts are the first step towards individual commission-based salaries . |
| 4 | Hewlett-Packard Co yesterday entered the emerging digital video- and wideband communications markets with announcement of products for video production , editing , broadcast , transmission and distribution : the new products are the first in an extensive line planned by the company , and include professional studio equipment and systems to monitor transmission quality ; they are being introduced by the company 's newly formed Video Communications Division in Santa Clara . |
| 5 | I tell him that in a depression , manners are the first casualties . |
| 6 | Dr Jaffery said that very few people in Delhi now wanted to study classical Persian , the language which , like French in Imperial Russia , had for centuries been the first tongue of every educated Delhi-wallah . |
| 7 | Grid Computers are the first company to produce a specially designed pen notebook portable computer . |
| 8 | The prizes as stated will be awarded to those readers whose correct entries are the first drawn out of the bag after the competition 's closing date . |
| 9 | Our teenagers are the first generation of young people to begin their sex lives under the shadow of AIDS . |
| 10 | David Hockney 's set designs are the first he has done for Covent Garden . |
| 11 | And harder than the first months are the first weeks . |
| 12 | It is possible to suggest an implicational series , using the symbols suggested in chapter 4.5 : as the rule diffuses through the lexicon , monosyllabic T environments are the first to be affected by it , followed by monosyllabic D environments , with the polysyllables being the last to be affected . |
| 13 | These sensations are the first acute symptoms of anxiety , often leading to hyperventilation and to the initiation of catastrophic panic thoughts . |
| 14 | Winners are the first correct entries drawn . |
| 15 | Senior consultants and local politicians fear plans to create powerful purchasing consortiums among the region 's 15 districts are the first step towards merger . |
| 16 | The whispered words were the first brave Leslie , 29 , spoke after regaining consciousness and being taken off a life support machine . |
| 17 | On present evidence it appears that Classical Greek craftsmen were the first to employ enamel , but that it was the Byzantine Greeks who carried the craft to a new level of accomplishment in the service of the imperial court and the rituals of eastern Christianity . |
| 18 | The French shops were the first to use the dark green exterior , which became an instantly recognizable hallmark of ‘ country ’ quality , and were also the first to have architect-designed wooden interiors . |
| 19 | This representative , beautifully chosen collection of Faure songs is the first issue to appear since her announcement , and it whets the appetite for many more . |
| 20 | The prison officer using his eyes and ears is the first security patrol . |
| 21 | ( Notice in our paraphrase that the key factor , phrase or words is the first thing we refer to . |
| 22 | ( dis ) parities is the first of a season of three exhibitions of paintings and art works produced by contemporary women who share a commitment to abstraction . |
| 23 | ‘ Behind the books is the first place she 'll hunt . ’ |
| 24 | They both looked up as she entered , but Piers was the first to speak . |
| 25 | The eight-strong team of engineers and draughtsmen are the first outside tenants to move into the prestigious development , at Ingwell , near Whitehaven . |
| 26 | The trials are the first to show an effect of prophylactic vitamin A supplementation on morbidity or mortality in Africa . |
| 27 | Consequently these areas are the first to exhibit extra fat and the last to actually reduce . |
| 28 | Its essential elements are the first vote given to a constituency candidate , the second vote given to a party list , and that list itself . |
| 29 | Directors need to make swift , well-informed decisions to ensure that their companies are the first to react and are able to grow at their competitors ' expense . |
| 30 | We will never in any circumstances be the first to use force . " |