Example sentences of "[conj] was [adj] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , he was extremely furious and led the fight to establish a new body and was present at the first meeting of the British Deaf and Dumb Association in Leeds in 1890 . |
| 2 | He held his head defiantly lifted , as if he wished no man to see him in dejection ; somehow I felt the gesture very characteristic , and was able for the first time to recognize his arrogance . |
| 3 | It shows the influence of A. W. N. Pugin [ q.v. ] and was important as the first popular book on design to show readers how to create designs themselves . |
| 4 | Her mother had both children late in life , and was wonderful for the first six years of Jay 's life . |
| 5 | If this is the case ( and it can be tried with dropping several requirements each in turn ) then the requirement should be examined to see if was essential in the first place . |