Example sentences of "and [noun] was the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly September , October and November used to be the seventh , eighth and ninth months , and March was the first month of the year according to the old Julian calendar instituted in 46BC . |
| 2 | Horseradish was used for coughs and colds , wild strawberry for anaemia and nervousness and honeysuckle was the first example of aspirin . |
| 3 | And Sandeman was the first port company to acknowledge publicly that sales were a crucial aspect to any business . |
| 4 | At this time there was much comment in the horticultural press about the excessive attention lavished on summer bedding at the expense of the other seasons , and Fleming was the first gardener to become well known for ‘ spring gardening ’ , although by the 1870s there was a coterie which pressed the claims to priority of William Ingram of Belvoir Castle . |
| 5 | The welcome from son and wife was the first warmth I 'd felt in seven days . |
| 6 | Sugar and Spite was the first attempt at doing anything specifically for out-loud performance . |
| 7 | Rail travel was still new and Cook was the first person to organize a group round fare — excursion rate for ‘ the enormous distance of eleven miles and back a shilling , children half price ’ . |
| 8 | Freud 's father had been married once before , and Sigmund was the first child of the second marriage . |