Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Salia Jusu-Sheriff was replaced as First Vice-President by Gen. Abdulai Conteh , hitherto Attorney General and Justice Minister . |
| 2 | In Wednesday 's race Courtney was promoted to first place following the disqualification of the winner Nigel Davies but yesterday there was no such drama as Courtney led from start to finish to win by 20 seconds from Nigel Hansen with Greg Broughton third . |
| 3 | Valtr Komarek and Jan Carnogursky were demoted from First Deputy Premier to Deputy Premier ( because there was no point in differentiating between the two levels of post , according to Marian Calfa , the Federal Premier ) . |
| 4 | That could change on a technicality if , as seems likely , Aliysa is disqualified from first place in the Oaks for having traces of camphor in her system . |
| 5 | Julian was named after first winner Julian Lawrence who is seen here with two other winners , Heather Valente ( left ) and Liz Marshall . |
| 6 | Leading woman rider Alison Dare , who took her tally of winners to 11 at the Heythrop on Tuesday when Le Kingdom was promoted to first place after finishing a head behind Green Archer , will also be at the Portman . |
| 7 | Gen. Wimon was succeeded by First Army Region Commander Lt.-Gen. |
| 8 | One of the refreshing aspects of Torquay was bumping into first timers , for whom everything was interesting and for whom rubbing shoulders with the likes of Alan Giles , Bing Taylor , Trevor Glover , Paula Kahn , Peter Winslow , Richard Charkin , Kip Bertram , Frank Brazier et al was a bit of a thrill . |
| 9 | Hunt overtook Lauda to win the Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama , the fourth of the championship , but then the season-long wrangling and arguing started when it was ruled that Hunt 's car was 1.8 cm ( 0.7 in ) too wide and he was stripped of his points , Lauda being promoted to first place . |
| 10 | Unlike these cities , Dublin is thought of first and foremost for its literary heritage , rather than for its art . |