Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [pron] [was/were] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Liberal Democrats write to The Scotsman and say that they were the first to back the consortium . |
| 2 | Does my hon. Friend recall that I was the first Minister to have responsibility for small businesses — even before the hon. Member for Bradford , South ( Mr. Cryer ) ? |
| 3 | Some have maintained that the Liberal Party was being rapidly undermined before the First World War and that its decline was almost inevitable , others , however , assume that it was the First World War which was responsible for the decline of a vapid Liberal Party — the divisions within Liberal ranks creating the political vacuum into which the Labour Party slipped . |
| 4 | I start counting from Wednesday which I know because it was the first day of term . |
| 5 | I admit it freely , and I admit that you were the first to make the diagnosis . ’ |