Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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1 | For studies of ICJ transit , with this method , a value of 1 indicated that all the isotope was in the first 4 cm of ileum ; a value of 6 indicated that all isotope was in the caecum or colon . |
2 | His bid for the throne was in the first instance an aspect of Merovingian family politics . |
3 | During the Thirties when the streamlined fleet was introduced , the driver was for the first time provided with his own driving cab , complete with folding seat . |
4 | As the Vice-chairman , who was re-elected , was also deaf , the two elected leaders of the BDA were for the first time deaf . |
5 | The silk was of the first order , better than one could obtain nowadays , and had kept in good condition over the years . |
6 | The sitting-room was on the first floor , above the garage , with a picture window overlooking a small park . |
7 | Hence for a trigram window , the final score assigned to each word will be the summation of three recognition scores : the score assigned when the word was in the first position of the window , the score assigned when the word was in the middle of the window and the score when it was the final element of the window . |
8 | The company were among the first , post-war , to use front-wheel drive for larger cars . |