Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doc Paisley was the first man I ever heard preach to me directly that I was sinner , that God loved me and that Jesus died for me … |
| 2 | And Sandeman was the first port company to acknowledge publicly that sales were a crucial aspect to any business . |
| 3 | Bengal was the first region in the Indian sub-continent to come under the British rule , and the Bengali middle class the first among the Asian intelligentsias to respond to the western presence . |
| 4 | ‘ Tosca was the first score I came to grips with , and what a score ! |
| 5 | Right-winger Alan Linton was the first casualty when he was stretchered off with a double break to a leg after 16 minutes . |
| 6 | ‘ FDC was the first step ’ , says Mr Johnson , ‘ and now we 're using it to feed into the EIS Commander . ’ |
| 7 | Surrey was the first landscape she had experienced that could be called feminine . |
| 8 | The trial of Mr Subono and Mr Nugroho was the first time in many years that the law was used to try ‘ leftists ’ rather than Muslim activists . |
| 9 | Some believed his claim that the invasion of Kuwait was the first step towards the liberation of Palestine , and/or a blow in favour of the Arab poor ( of which the Maghreb has its share ) . |
| 10 | Hungary was the first country to restore diplomatic relations in September 1989 [ see p. 36906 ] , following two years of steadily improving contacts between the two countries [ see p. 36950 ] . |
| 11 | Bede was the first Englishman to describe the theory of the four ‘ ages of man ’ . |
| 12 | The 11.00 on Good Friday was the first passenger train over the rebuilt Rheidol Bridge which is a particulary fine structure . |
| 13 | De Pomiane was the first writer to propound such happenings as the fusion of egg yolks and olive oil in a mayonnaise , the sizzling of a potato chip when plunged into fat for deep-frying , in language so straightforward , so graphic , that even the least scientifically minded could grasp the principles instead of simply learning the rules . |
| 14 | Paul Fabian , the lone British diplomat who gloried in the title of Her Britannic Majesty 's High Commissioner in Tonga and Consul for the United States Island Possessions in the South Pacific , had sent me a telex advising me that yes , Tafahi was the first place in the world to receive the day 's new time and that , moreover , he had only very recently been there . |
| 15 | Blackwell was the first woman doctor , graduating in New York in 1849 and later opening a dispensary on New York 's lower east-side . |
| 16 | Springfield were the first band Young formed when he came to California , driving there in a hearse all the way from Canada . |
| 17 | Florida was the first place in the world to try out the scheme , in spite the cynics who said it would n't work . |
| 18 | Right O K , so George Washington was the first President of America and his wife actually was called Martha . |
| 19 | Tenby was the first resort in the region to attract tourists and was fashionable in Georgian times . |
| 20 | CBT was the first precedent . |
| 21 | Gemma Becke was the first girl to win three races in a row . |
| 22 | ‘ In fact Tara was the first member of the cast I signed up . ’ |
| 23 | Everybody knew that Eve was the first woman . |
| 24 | Although Hope was the first sportsman to convey this view , it was replicated time and time again by black footballers , athletes and boxers . |
| 25 | Scotland was the first area to have poll tax imposed on it . |
| 26 | John Mansfield Comprehensive School , Peterborough was the first school to sell itself on local radio . |
| 27 | Coldingham Loch was the first fishery in Scotland to introduce rainbow trout . |
| 28 | Wins in Lithuania and Latvia were the first time Northern Ireland recorded two consecutive victories in World Cup matches . |
| 29 | Duncan Graham was the first boss of the council set up by the Government to decide what should be taught in schools . |
| 30 | He said : ‘ Last Monday was the first time Prince Charles joined us this year . |