Example sentences of "[coord] was [verb] [prep] the 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 . |