Example sentences of "[conj] i [was/were] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think I am right to claim that I was the first to adopt this plan vs Rudi Douven at Charlton in 1983 . |
| 2 | For many years I was conscious that I was the first woman in my very large extended family to do this . |
| 3 | ‘ When we — I realised right away that I was the first man to … |
| 4 | Does my hon. Friend recall that I was the first Minister to have responsibility for small businesses — even before the hon. Member for Bradford , South ( Mr. Cryer ) ? |
| 5 | Millet and I were the first to check that tower , after Falconer 's body was discovered by a guard . |
| 6 | ‘ He told me they had auditioned a lot of people back home and that they had five names in America that they were auditioning , and I was the first that day . |
| 7 | ‘ Before , designer fragrances did n't exist , only in high-fashion houses , and I was the first to do it . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ An American , Harry Hebner , was the first man to use it in major competition when he won a gold medal in the 1912 Olympics , and I was the first British title holder . |
| 9 | ‘ Or because I was the first to show any interest ? |
| 10 | They all turned and looked at me in disgust when I was the first to be called by Estella . |