Example sentences of "[prep] be the first " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is probably a conflation of the Bladud legend with that of Simon Magus who appears in the canonical Acts of the Apostles and the apocryphal Acts of Peter and who is credited with being the first teacher of the Gnostic heresy . |
| 32 | Jeptha is not popularly credited with being the first black British champion . |
| 33 | That 's what I mean , because if , I guarantee if someone was put in a situation with blood everywhere and that , with being the first aider they 've got to stay calm , but I , I 'd say fifty per cent of all people would pick that kid up and run like hell |
| 34 | We have moved house five times in 12 years and although moving itself is stressful , I think what 's more difficult to cope with is the first month when all the foibles of the new house are discovered . |
| 35 | The Gondola was significant in being the first of the specially built feature cars , unlike 68 which still operated normally while annually assuming its illuminations . |
| 36 | ‘ Outernational ’ is significant in being the first purely solo Mackenzie work . |
| 37 | As this excerpt itself implies , the dynamics of competition may in due course bring producer behaviour into line with the wishes of consumers , since there are clear opportunities for profit in being the first to satisfy unmet demand . |
| 38 | Its novelty lies in being the first formal account of language ability that is part of an overall theory of cognition . |
| 39 | I cherished the ambition to be the first ( perhaps the only ) Italian writer to describe the Yiddish world . |
| 40 | This appears to be the first contradiction which the bishops later sought to resolve by withdrawing from the direct contact method . |
| 41 | ‘ Nicole and I are getting married , ’ said Sir Vivien , ‘ and we wanted you to be the first to know . |
| 42 | Though its accounts of individual poems are as searching as anything in Davie 's earlier books ( we owe Carcanet a debt : this is to be the first in a uniform edition of Davie 's work ) , Under Briggflatts is also a mordant and compelling history of the social climates to which these poems were a response . |
| 43 | The Dutch are widely expected to be the first to try it . |
| 44 | They tend to be the first victims of clean-sweep company shake-ups and takeovers . |
| 45 | Norrish was elected last May to be the first woman president of the 150-year-old club . |
| 46 | The moves to stem wildcat stoppages , condemned by unions and the Labour Party and the independent Industrial Society — are thought to be the first time ministers have sought to legislate against the individual . |
| 47 | It is believed to be the first time a developer has urged the Government to schedule an archaeological site . |
| 48 | Editors do think explicitly about timing and they are not motivated merely to be the first to print a ‘ scoop ’ : they keep stories until the time is ripe . |
| 49 | The proposal for a community charge — or ‘ poll tax ’ — put forward by Nicholas Ridley in 1988 ran into furious local opposition , not least among the Scots who were to be the first to pay this new imposition , After all , freeborn Englishmen , led by Wat Tyler , had revolted against a poll tax as long ago as 1381 , and its bluntness and social inequity helped fuel a considerable popular protest , including in the Conservative shires . |
| 50 | Lawyers said the action for disclosure of the name was believed to be the first of its kind in Britain . |
| 51 | Providing the valuer had been honest and diligent , the court should be cautious before convicting him of professional negligence merely because he had failed to be the first to spot a ‘ sleeper ’ . |
| 52 | RECEIVERS were yesterday appointed to the brewing businesses of the Australian yachting tycoon , Mr Alan Bond , in what may prove to be the first step towards the world 's largest corporate collapse . |
| 53 | On subsequent journeys I would always try to be the first to see it and shout , ‘ There it is , I saw it first ! ’ |
| 54 | It is a house which has given rise to much aesthetic conjecture , and for a long time it was deemed to be the first seed of the modern movement in England , for it did not appear to be built in any revival style , but in a fresh new one . |
| 55 | Besides , there is no solid reason to assume that Mr Hussein 's will is going to be the first to break . |
| 56 | I was surprised to note a major historical inaccuracy in your excellent article ‘ The Democrats ' dilemma ’ ( April 20th ) , when you state ‘ Mr Bush might be flattered to be the first unopposed president . ’ |
| 57 | You frivolously suggest that Mr Bush might be flattered to be the first unopposed president . |
| 58 | The court held that the rule that the welfare of the child is to be the first and paramount consideration applies not only to disputes between parents , but also to a dispute between parents and a third party . |
| 59 | Your claim to be the first publication to print dog obituaries made me wonder how many other readers remember the Tail-wagger magazine , which had a regular In Memoriam column . |
| 60 | As a matter of fact , he hated anyone to get to the post before himself , needed to be the first to turn them over and sort them out . |