Example sentences of "[verb] he [be] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Collett 's employers say he was a first class driver . |
| 2 | Pliny names Archermos in a family of Chiot sculptors , and another writer says he was the first to give Nike wings . |
| 3 | I believe he was the first westerner to make contact with the Dalai Lama , who became a great friend . |
| 4 | That 's right and I believe , well I think he was the first goalkeeper to throw the ball out . |
| 5 | I think it 's fair to say he 's the first one to acknowledge that but he did win the gold medal and as a result he became yachtsman of the year and at a time when there is very a much heightened interest in the problems of disabled and people with visual impairment it was a real boost for sailors who have those problems that we did so well during the year . |