Example sentences of "she was [adv] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She was also the first woman painter to achieve this status .
2 And no doubt she was n't the first woman to realise that .
3 and I said well she was n't the last time I saw her
4 She was not the first person to wonder about the secret of Harry Short 's success .
5 This was another remarkable achievement since she was only the second woman solicitor to become a Recorder , a position totally dominated by barristers and by men .
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