Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [noun prp] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Father Tom , ’ he said , as if he were meeting Carey for the first time for a long time . |
| 2 | Helen felt as if she were hearing Nicola for the first time . |
| 3 | Many of the cast were discovering Dickens for the first time . |
| 4 | Some of the singers knew their place in that production — almost miraculously , Gergiev had coaxed Sergei Leiferkus away from a couple of London Fiery Angels to sing Tomsky for old times ' sake — but one of Gergiev 's protégés , Gegam Gregorian , was tackling Hermann for the first time , and Maria Guleghina had flown in for Lisa . |
| 5 | During this time Mozart may have given some lessons to the young Beethoven , who was visiting Vienna for the first time . |