Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] the [num ord] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This month I was the first Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to be invited to address its conference since it began 15 years ago . |
| 2 | ‘ When we — I realised right away that I was the first man to … |
| 3 | Heaven itself opened up for me when we made love and I knew I was the first man in your life . |
| 4 | I was the first home for England in the match against the USA at Birmingham 's Alexandra Stadium , overhauling Lincoln Asquith and Mike McFarlane in the second half of the race after a poor start but failing to catch the Americans Morris and Cook . |
| 5 | I was the first person in a nun 's care to get pregnant I 'm famous ! |
| 6 | ‘ I bought them in Italy ( I was the first person in England to wear tinted glasses — Prince Philip had them after me ) and the little girl in the shop used to say , ‘ Dad , Dad , that 's Roy Orbison ’ . ’ |
| 7 | I believed I was the first anthropologist in France to understand what this means . |
| 8 | I was the first son of an Efik tribesman in the Kingdom of Dahomey . |
| 9 | For many years I was conscious that I was the first woman in my very large extended family to do this . |
| 10 | I was the first president of the gathering . |
| 11 | She looked at me unsmiling and I opened my mouth to protest that I was the last person in the world to take such a thing for granted , that I was the only person in the world who held a low opinion of sexual experience . |
| 12 | I moved to clear it as I was the last defender in front of goal . |
| 13 | ‘ If anyone decided to make their political statement by shooting at an English cricketer , after Gower at the toss , I was the next Englishman to be involved on the field . |
| 14 | I was lucky , too , because I was the fourth child of four . |
| 15 | Right from the beginning , he fought the signs of ill health which were the first scribblings on the wall . |
| 16 | And I I think that it it it would just grow out of that kind of activity and then eventually when ploughing matches er , as such , in the you know , in the adult farm , with horses , became the great thing er which was the second half of the last century , you know after the farming revolution . |
| 17 | First , the publication of her book , Build A Doll 's House ( an inspiring gift at £15.99 ) , and now the 21st birthday of her shop , which was the first specialist of its kind in the country . |
| 18 | She still rides out with them when she can and it was her horse Cannon Class which was the first winner from the new stables last week , so who better to make the official opening . |
| 19 | First was the newly energised Bedford-St Pancras route which was the first home of forty-eight four-car Class 317s . |
| 20 | The city is an important nexus , especially because of the Art Fair , and the Ludwig , which was the first museum in Europe to buy contemporary art . |
| 21 | Now he is confined to 125cc racing and this restriction was never more evident than at Carrowdore when he won the 125cc class which was the first race on the card and then spent the rest of the day on the sidelines talking to anyone who might listen to him — myself included . |
| 22 | On 6th May — the day on which , incidentally , it actually snowed ! — I had the good fortune to play in the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major , which formed one halfofa concert in the second part of which was the first performance of Vaughan Williams ' Sancta Civitas . |
| 23 | King Alchfrith also built St. Peter 's church which was the first church in Stamford and all Mercia . |
| 24 | Burnt Roof ( published by the Author , 107pp , illus , hbk , £11.70 inc p&p ) by The Reverend A A Upton is the story of St Laurence 's Church , Foleshill , which was the first church in Coventry to be closed as a result of Germany 's Blitz on Britain during 1940 . |
| 25 | Yet when she changed focus from the stomach , which was the first part of this new individual to catch her attention , to the face , which was the second , she immediately fixated on what she saw there . |
| 26 | Which was the first score of 300 made by a man on the losing side ? |
| 27 | ‘ We are already considering our next product , which will be a development in rope technology even more dramatic than the Smart Rope — which was the first innovation in ropes in 30 years . ’ |
| 28 | Other groups , like the Boys ' League of Honour and the Church Lads ' Brigade , addressed the leisure activities of working-class boys , setting up night schools and organizing sport and mutual improvement societies to counter the idleness which was the first step towards dissipation and self-abuse . |
| 29 | It 's a good story but Harris is clearly seen in shot with Brando during the final scene of the film — Christian 's death scene — which was the last shot to be filmed . |
| 30 | If she were the last lassie in the world I couldny |