Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [verb] first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Jumping for joy : India 's Kiran More celebrates as England 's Richard Blakey is bowled first ball by Anil Kumble in the third Test in Bombay yesterday .
2 When Captain Owen commissioned Leven , a ship-sloop , and the brig Barracouta in 1821 for his survey of the east coast of Africa , Vidal was appointed first lieutenant in Leven .
3 SCHOOLCHILDREN in a pit village are experiencing first hand the Victorian values much loved by certain politicians .
4 Vladimir Meciar ( PAV ) , Interior Minister in the outgoing Slovak government , was appointed Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic on June 27 ; Carnogursky was appointed First Deputy Premier .
5 For when Chapman arrived in 1925 the Gunners were finding First Division survival a hard struggle .
6 Gennady Burbulis was named first Deputy Prime Minister .
7 Yes all firearms officers are trained first aiders and er carry St. Johns ambulance certificates .
8 According to a statement received by the weekly Oiga , Salinas accepted responsibility for the coup attempt and declared that its aim had been to hand over the presidency to Máximo San Román Cáceres , Fujimori 's dismissed First Vice-President named " constitutional president " by the dissolved Congress [ see p. 38846 ] .
9 Rambo 's won first time , and now it looks like they 've got a decent horse . ’
10 It wants to raise funds to set up a special service for Northern Ireland , and ensure that every child 's call is answered first time .
11 Malc was taking first watch with the kids and was in no hurry to leave the cosy guarded fireside for the icy wastes of the bathroom .
12 Away from the politics , dealers in ICI were humming first thing with the story that the chemicals giant is poised to sell its fibres division to America 's Du Pont for £300m .
13 After dinner , the person at the top of the list is offered first choice of all the hotel water and selects where he wants to fish the following day .
14 Jonny was given first prize and a cheque for £750 for the novelty of his idea and professional presentation .
15 Jean-Paul was travelling first class .
16 One of our CSYS pupils was awarded first prize .
17 Crane was sent first thing in the morning into the forest to find out if there were signs that anyone had passed during the night between the ride and the Swamp .
18 In 1875 Stuart was elected first professor of mechanism and applied mechanics at Cambridge , and pioneered the new courses .
19 In January 1943 the Ministry of Town and Country Planning Bill was introduced , providing for the appointment of a Minister whose ‘ sole ministerial responsibility is in connection with town and country planning ’ ; the Bill was passed in February and W.S. Morrison was appointed first Minister .
20 Cleveland residents are paying first class and getting a second class service . ’
21 THE Ritzy nightclub in Bromborough was awarded first place in the regional heat of the 1993 Molson British Entertainment and Discotheque Awards .
22 In 1901 Bolton was appointed first headmaster of the new day school at the Architectural Association .
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