Example sentences of "[coord] was [verb] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.

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1 He took the theological honours examination , after a preparation of only four terms , in June 1927 and was placed in the first class .
2 This was the first official Israeli representation in China and was viewed as the first step towards the establishment of diplomatic relations .
3 The match was Halling Institute v Snodland , and was decided by the first innings Snodland scoring 77 and Halling 49 , Halling were playing valiantly when stumps were drawn at 6.30 . "
4 It moved northward through France from the Mediterranean coast and was recorded for the first time in Britain at a site in Hampshire , in March 1961 .
5 In the 1839 race , Captain Becher riding Conrad had rushed into the lead but was unseated into the first brook — and so was born Becher 's Brook , still one of the most spectacular and feared jumps in the world .
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