Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [noun sg] [was/were] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their father 's name was Theunis Krankoor , and it is probable that either he or his father was the first person to take that name too . |
| 2 | WHEN Newry 's Errol Lutton makes his Ulster senior debut in the inter-provincials next weekend in Dublin he can thank his lucky stars that his club were the first to complete their Senior One fixtures this season … otherwise he would have missed his big chance . |
| 3 | This exhibition and its catalogue were the first to show the whole spectrum of Czech Cubism 's attempts to create a universal style in literature , music , theatre and cinema as much as in the visual arts . |
| 4 | He was also a strong supporter of co-education and his daughter was the first girl to enter the school . |
| 5 | Yong and his father were the first people we had met who had actually been to Aru . |