Example sentences of "it be only the first " in BNC.

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1 It 's only the first day ’
2 She said , ‘ It 's all right , it 's only the first call .
3 Both these elements are needed in an understanding of soil erosion conservation , but hitherto it is only the first which has usually been considered — and only in the first of the three location-specific senses at that .
4 However , none of this makes up a complete education and training programme for a building surveyor : it is only the first part , the second being the professional training component culminating in the Test of Professional Competence .
5 I would like to add that it is only the first of many Platinum Hotels I intend to open throughout the world . ’
6 Their Lordships agree that the mere existence or recital of a prior request is not sufficient in itself to convert what is prima facie past consideration into sufficient consideration in law to support a promise , as they have indicated , it is only the first of three necessary preconditions .
7 This was their sixth successive League victory , and though it was only the first time they have scored three goals in a game this season , everyone at Highbury knows it could have been seven .
8 It was only the first of many devices that articulated party opinion against governments that the party theoretically supported .
9 It was wonderful , the shops were excellent , it was only the first day of our holiday and I had spent most of my money .
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