Example sentences of "that [was/were] [adv] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was where the first pill-box was . |
| 2 | And that was just the first shampoo ! |
| 3 | But that was not the first time her husband 's penchant for hiding cash had nearly cost her dearly . |
| 4 | Then I should think you came up here , and that was probably the first time you realised what had happened . |
| 5 | And that was n't the first day , that was eight days er eight days solid from Sunday to the Monday following Monday . |
| 6 | Because that was n't the first time , when she eventually burnt the place down |
| 7 | That was only the first occasion that Chairman Khrushchev reminded Chairman Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth . |