Example sentences of "[noun sg] [Wh det] [was/were] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First was the newly energised Bedford-St Pancras route which was the first home of forty-eight four-car Class 317s . |
| 2 | Er , on the first day that I joined this Council which was the first day that you joined er Councillor . |
| 3 | Other groups , like the Boys ' League of Honour and the Church Lads ' Brigade , addressed the leisure activities of working-class boys , setting up night schools and organizing sport and mutual improvement societies to counter the idleness which was the first step towards dissipation and self-abuse . |
| 4 | King Alchfrith also built St. Peter 's church which was the first church in Stamford and all Mercia . |
| 5 | She still rides out with them when she can and it was her horse Cannon Class which was the first winner from the new stables last week , so who better to make the official opening . |
| 6 | Now he is confined to 125cc racing and this restriction was never more evident than at Carrowdore when he won the 125cc class which was the first race on the card and then spent the rest of the day on the sidelines talking to anyone who might listen to him — myself included . |