Example sentences of "[was/were] only the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said the changes were only the first step in a longer plan for the building , a former cinema . |
| 2 | It was wonderful , the shops were excellent , it was only the first day of our holiday and I had spent most of my money . |
| 3 | Taking the lifeboat out of the narrow harbour entrance into the face of 100-knot winds was only the first hazard . |
| 4 | That was only the first occasion that Chairman Khrushchev reminded Chairman Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth . |
| 5 | Cyril Humphries , the dealer who supplied Dr Sackler with most of his maiolica , backs up Mrs Sackler 's claim , noting that ‘ Dr Sackler always told me he would like to keep the collection intact … he wanted eventually to collect the entire spectrum of ceramic arts , and the maiolica was only the first part of it . ’ |
| 6 | Rabin said the agreement was only the first step towards a hoped for comprehensive Middle East peace . |
| 7 | This was their sixth successive League victory , and though it was only the first time they have scored three goals in a game this season , everyone at Highbury knows it could have been seven . |