Example sentences of "he [was/were] the first [noun sg] i " in BNC.

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1 He was the first friend I made in the West Riding , when we were both new to the cold Yorkshire wastes .
2 He was the first man I ever thought of partnering . ’
3 He was the first man I ever really looked at .
4 He was the first person I 'd met that day who did n't know what a dolmen was .
5 He was the first guy I ever saw in military clothes before the main craze for the mods dressing up in military uniforms went on .
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