Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [art] first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh no , darling , you did n't think you were the first clever little bitch to have the idea ? |
| 2 | You were the first blind person to be employed in the County Council ? |
| 3 | Although we did not know it , we were the first white men he allowed into his home other than on business . |
| 4 | We were the first British team ever to play in St Thomas and Tortoal ; in Anguilla we made history again because we played the first ever ‘ first-class ’ in England but it certainly will in Anguilla ! |
| 5 | ‘ The flights were flagrant violations of the no-fly zone but they were the first armed attacks recorded by the UN since shortly after the no-fly zone was instituted ’ last October , the State Department spokesman , Richard Boucher , said . |
| 6 | They felt they were the first two up in the whole world , like Adam and Eve . |
| 7 | the FA Cup may be over for Hereford , but we hope for better things from Swindon and Oxford : Here 's a reminder of the draw for the Third round — they were the first two out of the bag — both at home too . |
| 8 | They were the first correct entries out of the hat to the question : How many weeks was Mull of Kintyre at No 1 in the UK charts ? |
| 9 | They were the first such images she had seen — the Grimauds , like many Nîmois , were staunchly Protestant . |
| 10 | They were the first big fish I tried to catch when I decided to be more selective with my fishing , and when I did catch a big chub on my first attempt it set the scene for my present angling outlook . |
| 11 | I guess Jim meant that they were the first American string company to invent these strings . |
| 12 | As guests of the French government , they were the first British school group to learn at the 30,000 square metre , futuristic exhibition and learning centre — and did so entirely in French . |
| 13 | They were the first national employees to receive service awards in Colombia , as it is five years since LASMO set up business in the country . |
| 14 | They were the first known tamers of animals . |
| 15 | The sugar plantations and the slaves on them were the first British overseas investment of any size , at a time when investment of this sort was unusual , and in several eighteenth-century wars the British fought to defend this property , though it was not a central cause of any of the wars in which they were involved . |