Example sentences of "was [adj] [prep] be the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scotland 's European champion was due to be the first of the team 's medal hopes in action , but lack of entries forced the organisers to abandon the heats . |
| 2 | He concluded that Thorp was likely to be the first of British Nuclear Fuel 's ( BNFL ) projects to be closed if the company was to come under financial pressure . |
| 3 | As an aggressive , grubby schoolkid and a keen stargazer , I was desperate to be the first to go . |
| 4 | He was eager to be the first one . ’ |
| 5 | The Gondola was significant in being the first of the specially built feature cars , unlike 68 which still operated normally while annually assuming its illuminations . |