Example sentences of "also [num] [prep] the first " in BNC.

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1 He was also one of the first members of the British Deaf Association when that was formed in 1890 .
2 They were also one of the first bands to sample . ’
3 He was also one of the first to insist that the discovery of the root cause of a problem is an essential first stage in the achievement of a cure .
4 Although this interest in pseudo-historical connections was Morgan 's primary concern , he was also one of the first anthropologists to understand that the names used to designate relatives are not simply determined by linguistic rules without reference to social factors ; kinship terms have an important social dimension , since relatives grouped together and called by the same term exhibit , at least in certain respects , shared patterns of behaviour .
5 He was also one of the first County Advisers to persuade his authority that the impact of original works of art on children was very valuable , and so every year a sum was allotted to buy paintings , drawings , and even pieces of small sculpture , as well as lithographs and engravings , to be used in the schools themselves .
6 His slightly later work on the influence of alcohol and caffeine on fatigue was also one of the first experiments to rely on a ‘ double-blind procedure ’ .
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