Example sentences of "i was [adv] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Andropov produced a list of names with crosses against them , and I understood I was practically the last Presidium member who had not been ‘ sworn in ’ . |
| 2 | yeah I mean to be honest it 's just a case of one of you , it does go that way , I knew I was right the first time , of one of you just remembering |
| 3 | ‘ I felt betrayed , ’ said Quinn , ‘ when I discovered I was n't the first man . |
| 4 | Merchanting er , is the buying and selling of materials not the production of materials , and erm , I was probably the first person from this area , in the leather trade , to go to China and we started to do quite a large business with China , so that immediately I was on my own , the first big operation I took was to go to China and make very substantial purchases of pigskin leather . |
| 5 | The early evening rush hour slowed my return to Stuart Street but I was still the first home to No. 9 , and even Lisabeth seemed to be out or at least locked in her cage . |
| 6 | ‘ I was only the second actor to get a non-exclusive contract . |
| 7 | My predecessor , who played the double-bass , had been appointed in 1935 , and I was only the third headmaster to hold office since the death of Queen Victoria . |