Example sentences of "[prep] be [verb] as [art] first " in BNC.
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1 | She held posts in Northumberland and Dundee before being appointed as the first educational psychologist in Dumbarton . |
2 | Nonetheless , they have to be embraced as a first step in understanding the limits to where Africa may be in another twenty-five or even fifty years . |
3 | Magellan is to be ranked as the first navigator of ancient or modern times , and his voyage is the greatest single human achievement on the sea . |
4 | Technology and Innovation is therefore to be welcomed as a first step towards changing this state of affairs . |
5 | John Miller , the son of a Jamaican father and English mother , aroused interest by being mooted as the first black player to represent England . |