Example sentences of "be [adj] and [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the question had been unwelcome and for the first time some of his cockiness seemed to have drained from him . |
| 2 | So he decides to be cautious and for the first few laps , he just sits and waits . |
| 3 | Early on a wet Sunday morning outside Yaroslavl station , in the centre of Moscow , my journey was complete and for the first time in 10 days I was alone . |
| 4 | Their direction was poor and in the first 12 overs they conceded 12 wides and no-balls , so it was an unexpected bonus when Donald , with the last delivery in his first spell of four overs , had Haynes caught at backward square-leg . |
| 5 | His patience was dwindling and for the first time in four years of marriage she could see he was on the point of losing his temper . |