Example sentences of "[was/were] his first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor were his first words to her encouraging . |
| 2 | ‘ Have you seen her ? ’ were his first words . |
| 3 | The odd thing was his first thought was her husband , Ed , must be told — Ed whom she was on the verge of divorcing . |
| 4 | It was his first Government office in his 14-year House of Commons career . |
| 5 | But since it was his first day in the place , he was particularly anxious to make a good impression , and to demonstrate his eagerness to accept the spirit of the institution . |
| 6 | This was his first mainline trip and he was grateful to Sam for his advice and also for him taking him on this trip . |
| 7 | No. 30 Mouncy Street was his first stop because he knew already from his own observation that here lived a truly old inhabitant ; Mary Adelaide Flock , who had been born twenty years before Queen Victoria died and did not count herself old yet . |
| 8 | This was his first decision as Regent . |
| 9 | The progenitress of the Stewart line with Robert was his first wife , Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan , a member of another ancient Ayrshire family . |
| 10 | Perhaps she was his first wife . |
| 11 | Well Sir Marquess across the road it was his first wife who died of a brain tumour and left him with three daughters , as we know . |
| 12 | It was his first bowl of the day , and in his third over his extra pace defeated Mujtaba 's attempt to pull through midwicket ; Smith held a standard catch . |
| 13 | It was his first call of the day and it was still very dark . |
| 14 | It was his first goal of the season . |
| 15 | McClair 's close-range effort in the 14th minute was his first goal in 12 matches . |
| 16 | Stuart Downing , editor of the club 's fanzine Fly Me To The Moon , was at Filbert Street , and said : ‘ It was his first goal and it was natural he wanted to celebrate . |
| 17 | It was his first comic . |
| 18 | It was his first Pipeline Masters . |
| 19 | It was his first double-century in any form of cricket , and he told a congratulatory gathering of Pressmen later that he was playing only because of the magical treatment on his injured knee administered by 76-year-old Dr Mohammad Aslam . |
| 20 | His previous round at Hull was his first bout for 18 months after almost severing his arm when he fell through a window at home . |
| 21 | It was his first experience of such blatant prejudice and it came as a shock . |
| 22 | It was his first opportunity to use his listening post . |
| 23 | It was his first London teaching job and he was working in the Humanities department : ‘ It was right in the beginning I suppose and there was about two months before I actually started . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Is it quantity — or quality — you are after ? ’ was his first question that morning . |
| 25 | ‘ That was his first name . ’ |
| 26 | what was his first name ? |
| 27 | It was his first offence , and Maureen feels it was a result of family and work pressure . |
| 28 | This was his first novel and probably his best . |
| 29 | Smart Tar has a 2lb advantage over Brown Windsor on the running in the SGB but as that was his first outing against three from Brown Windsor and four from Solidasarock , I prefer Smart Tar . |
| 30 | She was small and fair like her name , shy like her mother , and his favourite child , dearer even than Thomas , for daughters are more fragile and vulnerable than sons , and she was his first daughter . |