Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] was the first to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rockwell 's victory was the first to be scored by the newly formed 124 Squadron , otherwise known as the ‘ Escadrille Americaine ’ — until pressure from the Isolationist lobby in Washington shortly caused it to be changed to the ‘ Escadrille Lafayette ’ . |
| 2 | Malekith 's voice was the first to be raised in acclamation . |
| 3 | Singh 's government was the first to be defeated on the floor of the Lok Sabha and shortly afterwards the Prime Minister tendered his resignation to President Ramaswamy Venkataraman . |
| 4 | Today 's mission was the first to be carried out entirely by the British army . |
| 5 | Jiang 's visit was the first to Japan by a CCP general secretary since 1983 . |