Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [pron] [was/were] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | His ideas are as I they they say that he was er I do n't know how much truth I that he was the first that he patented and devised the first rotating drilling machine . |
| 2 | The doctor told me that it was the first time she had made an advance to anybody . |
| 3 | Svetlana and her mother made a genuine impression on me because they were the first woman and child to arrive here from Poland . |
| 4 | ‘ We recorded it because it was the first song we 'd written , ’ says Mike , founder member of the band . |
| 5 | We decided to do it as it was the first ever marathon championships for women and because of the sentimental and historical feelings attached to the course . |