Example sentences of "[conj] he was [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hargreaves 's inventions were numerous and diverse ; besides his innovations in the soap , alkali , metallurgical , and electrochemical industries , his ‘ thermo-motor ’ anticipated the idea of the diesel engine , and he was among the first to advocate the use of gaseous chlorine for treating sewage . |
| 2 | One was from erm from Baghdad to Barqu and the other one was from Barqu to Basrah because he was in the First World War , I think he was serving with the Middlesex Regiment and erm , I do n't know how he managed this , I never did understand . |
| 3 | The household chaplain , whose role it was to minister to the spiritual needs of princely families , could also produce letters , such as those written for Stephen of Blois to his wife Adela while he was on the First Crusade ; or charters , like those produced for the post-Conquest dukes of Normandy . |
| 4 | Mind you , erm , I have n't been conscious about him at all , even when he was on the first of all . |
| 5 | When the king had died peacefully in bed in 1968 he had been left exactly as he was for the first six months to make sure he was n't simply astral-travelling . |