Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [art] first [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Right-winger Alan Linton was the first casualty when he was stretchered off with a double break to a leg after 16 minutes .
2 Jesus was the first Catholic and therefore the first Mr. Success of the profit motive , ’ he said , putting on his dressing gown and feeling foolish .
3 George Wills was the first Treasurer and the second Chairman of Council in the new University .
4 Yesterday 's valedictory speech by Lord Donaldson was the first time that judges have spoken out about the treatment of Lord Lane at the hands of the media after a series of controversial court decisions .
5 A recent visit to the Festival of Photoreportage was the first time that Tony had met other members of the group , ‘ Some of them I did n't know and for me that was the wondrous part of being at Perpignan . ’
6 Then Frankenstein was the first R. & D. man .
7 Lewis was the first editor and the first issue appeared early in 1943 .
8 Andrew was the first Englishman that Sergei had ever met .
9 Six months in Switzerland was the first suggestion but later it was decided that I could combine business and health by making a trip to New Zealand and learning the pelt fur business from the practical source in the fell-mongeries there .
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