Example sentences of "it was [adv] the first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't the first such attack . |
| 2 | It was not the first African paper , although nowadays some Tanzanians think that it was ; nevertheless it is the only one whose direct descendants are still in existence , and may be regarded as the first successful , viable paper ( that term has to be used in a relative sense ) edited and produced by Africans . |
| 3 | It was not the first British Empire . |
| 4 | Though it was not the first hostile bid — Charles Clore and Isaac Wolfson beat it by several years — the aluminium battle was a prototype for future bids in which a buyer made an offer to the shareholders of a listed firm against the wishes of its managers . |
| 5 | It was also the first major examination in Britain of the whole nuclear controversy . |
| 6 | It was also the first direct aid ever paid to exploration companies in Ireland . |
| 7 | This was the first UN resolution since 1978 which did not condemn Vietnam 's invasion of Cambodia and demand the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops ; it was also the first unanimous resolution on Cambodia . |
| 8 | It was also the first clear opening afforded to Kelly in 86 minutes of nonstop seeking . |
| 9 | It was also the first pneumatic malting to be built in Europe , incorporating machinery from America . |
| 10 | Although this represented no more than 4–5 per cent of their combined nuclear arsenals , it was nonetheless the first significant agreement of this kind between the two powers since the ABM treaty of 1972 , and was held by both sides to presage the conclusion of an agreement the following year which would make cuts of up to 50 per cent in strategic nuclear arms . |
| 11 | ‘ It was a mammoth task , ’ Sybille recalled , ‘ because it was really the first big party Laura had given in her life . |