Example sentences of "[verb] it be the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Campaigners say it 's the first step towards closure , but BR says it 's actually planning to spend more money on the line , not less . |
| 2 | Customs officers say it 's the first time European green law has been used in Britain this way . |
| 3 | Customs men say it 's the first time they 've used Cites to seize timber |
| 4 | Soviet strikes point to crisis of morale that threatens future of perestroika Broadcasts of parliament get more viewers than Agatha Christie films It is the first November 7 since the revolution that coal miners have been on strike . |
| 5 | It says it 's the first product to fully support the Intel Express motherboard architectures with DEC 's high-performance graphics , SCSI and networking chipsets and adapters . |
| 6 | Slater also says it 's the first and only time he 's ever seen clock ratings take such baby steps — 33 to 40 to 45 to 50 . |
| 7 | Internal trimming allows a claim of better than +-0.25% multiplication error with no external trim and AD says it is the first type to offer fully differential , high input-impedance working on all inputs , including the Z input . |
| 8 | Citizen , which developed it , says it is the first watch to have a built-in radio that tunes to time broadcasts linked to highly accurate atomic clocks . |
| 9 | Compaq Computer Corp says it is the first major personal computer manufacturer to receive a 1993-1994 US General Services Administration Schedule contract , which runs to March 31 1994 and makes it easier for the federal government to buy Compaq products at pre-set prices . |
| 10 | It is also said to be the largest UK supplier of Unix and open systems training , and ICL says it is the first company to receive accreditation from Unix International Inc for its portfolio of Unix courses . |
| 11 | Candle says it has successfully tested key DCE components within its Distributed Computing Server component in an MVS-OS/2 client-server environment and says it is the first implementation of DCE on an MVS system . |
| 12 | Iberia reckons it is the first European carrier to offer flights from America to third countries . |
| 13 | Providing something that is high on most corporate users ' wish lists , Hewlett-Packard Co has come up with an SQL-based interface that can read and update data in a non-relational network database , and reckons it is the first vendor to do so . |
| 14 | Sun will claim it 's the first machine capable of running an entire database out of main memory . |
| 15 | Soon her ordeal would be over and she vowed it was the first and last time she would act as model . |
| 16 | He ate pork chops in tomato sauce with us that evening , and claimed it was the first good meal he had had in six months . |
| 17 | Many critics suspect it is the first stage in the construction of the repository itself , a highly controversial project . |
| 18 | From the foam on it I guessed it was the first out of the keg that evening . |
| 19 | When the 28-bedroom Sundial opened it was the first new hotel in the town for 240 years . |
| 20 | ‘ You 'll all have to do the same as me and put down the date and see , but if yer want ter know it 's the first of May . ’ |
| 21 | Er yeah it is Stefan but because you know it 's the first one to come into leaf and the first one to shed , then possibly it will flower at a different time as well I would think and that may be the clue . |
| 22 | Actuality of warden describing the snake followed by interview where she sez it 's the first time she'stouched a grass snake and slow worms . |
| 23 | I mean I suppose it is the first time , it 's the only film of its type , you , you know what I 'm getting at , it 's exactly the same thing we , we tried very hard to avoid in the access guide , actually being able to say what instead of just saying you know |
| 24 | NatWest believe it is the first bank in the world to offer this kind of computerised advisory service to business customers . |
| 25 | Police in Northumbria believe it is the first such attack on a house . |
| 26 | I guess it was the first time really in my life I 'd been totally left on my own . |
| 27 | It was the first time we 'd had proper monitors on stage — which meant it was the first time John heard his own voice . |
| 28 | I , I bet , I bet i I bet it 's the first time in your life you felt shi , yes come on ! |
| 29 | Yeah well they do n't think it was they do n't think it was the first one , no . |
| 30 | He smelt the scent of the roses , and realised it was the first time he had walked here , the first time he had looked at them , in four years . |