Example sentences of "[was/were] also the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost all candidates in last month 's general elections , which were also the first in more than 22 years , called for lifting of martial law and defence laws and demanded the freedom of the press , freedom of association , and the legalisation of political parties banned by law since 1957 . |
| 2 | There were also the first beginnings of an Islamic nationalism in the Russian Middle East . |
| 3 | These papers were also the first in Swahili . |
| 4 | The Scots were also the first home union to introduce a fully competitive league programme , which they did in season 1973/74 . |
| 5 | They were also the first to join permanent trade unions . |
| 6 | The French shops were the first to use the dark green exterior , which became an instantly recognizable hallmark of ‘ country ’ quality , and were also the first to have architect-designed wooden interiors . |
| 7 | We were also the first sponsor of televised croquet in association with Granada TV and we have since launched a competition to stimulate schools involvement in this fascinating sport . |
| 8 | The Bengali intelligentsia , the first sizeable social group in Asia to come into close contact with a European nation , were also the first to experience such a revolution in their mental world . |
| 9 | We were also the first place in southern Africa to be converted to Christianity , and different religious beliefs of all kinds already thrive there . |
| 10 | The reprieve of the S&C , besides marking the rightful conclusion to a tale of deceit and neglect , was also the first closure proposal vetoed by the Conservative Government under Mrs Thatcher . |
| 11 | A Vietnamese airport official said they went through the usual passport and customs procedures and then boarded buses to Soc San reception centre which was also the first stop for almost 600 boat people who returned voluntarily from Hong Kong earlier this year . |
| 12 | It was also the first occasion on which the bishop of Rome is known to have invoked the text of Matthew 16 : 18 to justify his primatial jurisdiction . |
| 13 | He was also the first man to use the word ‘ Americanism ’ in 1781 . |
| 14 | It was also the first major examination in Britain of the whole nuclear controversy . |
| 15 | It was also the first to be held since the redecoration of the Tuileries had restored the palace to its former splendour ; this it had lost not only because it had been ransacked by the mob in 1848 , but also because it had become shabby during the reign of Louis-Philippe . |
| 16 | H p Hn Tomi was the third Rottweiler to achieve the title in Finland and was also the first bitch to do so , again in 1948 . |
| 17 | Zenobia was also the first name of my paternal grandmother who lived and died in Nigeria and whom I never met . |
| 18 | Yellow phosphine ( 7 ) was not only the first acridinium compound to be discovered , but was also the first basic orange dyestuff . |
| 19 | Arthur Wilson was also the first deaf Briton to own a car , ( in 1896 ) and competed in races not only in cars or on cycles , but also on motor bikes . |
| 20 | KNOWN to the public as a lyric poet , novelist , and anarchist propagandist , John Henry Mackay was also the first to try to organise his fellow boy-lovers in order to gain acceptance of the right of men and boys to love one another . |
| 21 | Not only was she was the first woman ever to gain the imperial throne by her own machinations , she was also the first to institute the practice of official cunnilingus . |
| 22 | It was also the first time he had driven with navigator John Anthony , a retired fire officer from South Nutfield . |
| 23 | ‘ He was also the first sportsman to become a celebrity . |
| 24 | Prominent in artist-ministry public relations was the etcher Muirhead Bone , who was also the first British War Artist , serving as such in both World Wars . |
| 25 | So if one picks fourth-wall busting as the decisive criterion , the first big sitcom was also the first postmodern sitcom . |
| 26 | It was also the first direct aid ever paid to exploration companies in Ireland . |
| 27 | In 1859 missionaries published Nigeria 's first paper , which was also the first African paper in an African language . |
| 28 | It was also the first time that her 21-year-old adopted daughter Soon-Yi , Allen 's new lover , was not at the traditional family meal . |
| 29 | She was also the first Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro . |
| 30 | Prominent in artist-ministry public relations was the etcher Muirhead Bone , who was also the first British War Artist , serving as such in both World Wars . |