Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Gennady Burbulis was named first Deputy Prime Minister . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Jonny was given first prize and a cheque for £750 for the novelty of his idea and professional presentation . |
| 6 | Jean-Paul was travelling first class . |
| 7 | One of our CSYS pupils was awarded first prize . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In 1875 Stuart was elected first professor of mechanism and applied mechanics at Cambridge , and pioneered the new courses . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | THE Ritzy nightclub in Bromborough was awarded first place in the regional heat of the 1993 Molson British Entertainment and Discotheque Awards . |
| 12 | In 1901 Bolton was appointed first headmaster of the new day school at the Architectural Association . |