Example sentences of "was the [adj] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In only one place , the borough of Northampton , was the 1381 figure higher than that for 1377 ; elsewhere it is down , sometimes by a very large amount [ A.4 ] . |
| 2 | It was n't a bad-looking saucer and Rex was the first to appreciate that . |
| 3 | Held 2–8 March , the fair enjoyed twice as much space in its new premises , the Grand Palais , as it had done in its former venue , the basement of the Hotel George V. Still an all-French affair despite the eagerness of foreign galleries to get in , this year 's Salon was the first to include nine contemporary dealers , including Gerald Piltzer who made a last minute decision to join in . |
| 4 | He grinned at the enthusiasm ‘ Or that Martel , a French speleologist , was the first to explore these caves in 1896 . |
| 5 | Timaeus , a Sicilian historian albeit resident in Athens , was the first to collect extensive information on the past of the Romans . |
| 6 | Regrettably , Saudi Arabia was the first to lead this campaign within OPEC . |
| 7 | The 1911 Census was the first to ask detailed questions about fertility , child survival , and occupation ( Craig 1987 ) and to use a form of classification of social class ( Szreter 1984 ) . |
| 8 | Probably Schoenberg was the first to exploit this system in his Chamber Symphony Op. 9 ( 1906 ) . |
| 9 | The Beatles track was the first to feature new drummer Simon Smith . |
| 10 | It was the first to use F1-11s , flying combat missions into Iraq from a base in Turkey during Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War in 1991 . |
| 11 | Kuypers was the first to use this technique in studies of the brain and over the next 10 years , now in the United States , he charted at a new level of detail the connections made by the cerebral cortex with nervous elements in the brain-stem and spinal cord that control movement in a number of higher mammals . |
| 12 | It was the first reported public protest in Beijing since June . |
| 13 | The idea that language might be localised came from the studies of Broca ( 1861 ) , who was the first to observe that aphasia arises as a result of unilateral left hemisphere lesion while no similar effect occurred with right hemisphere lesions . |
| 14 | And On The Greens was the first to sponsor both teams selected by the English Senior Ladies ' Golf Association . |
| 15 | As we have seen , Wilhelm Reich was the first to develop these implications , in terms of practical , political action , by pursuing sexual liberation in order to attain economic and political changes without producing a new form of authoritarianism . |
| 16 | ‘ Or because I was the first to show any interest ? |
| 17 | Though Jackson was the first to congratulate Olympic champion McKoy , the disappointment was written all over his face . |
| 18 | Watkins himself was the first to attempt some sort of statistical assessment . |
| 19 | The three person team was the first to cover 30 miles of rough terrain over two days . |
| 20 | I think I am right to claim that I was the first to adopt this plan vs Rudi Douven at Charlton in 1983 . |
| 21 | Gordon was the first to provide irrefutable evidence of what had been until then no more than a faint suspicion : that puerperal fever was a contagious disease that could be carried from patient to patient by doctors and midwives . |
| 22 | This council was the first to summon lay representatives : proctors arrived on behalf of Frederick II of Sicily , the emperor of Constantinople and the kings of France , England , Hungary , Jerusalem , Cyprus and Aragon . |
| 23 | Working with Jewish theatre architect Oskar Kaufmann , Reinhardt was the first to make wide use of a fully ausgebauten Bühnenapparates , of full plasticity of scenery and new adventurous use of lighting . |
| 24 | IBM was not the first company to produce mainframe computers ( Remington Rand , Raytheon and Philco were all pioneers ) , but it was the first to make vast first-mover investments in integrated production , distribution and management for the introduction of its System 360 in 1964 . |
| 25 | To mention only two , Joseph Lister was the first to practise antiseptic surgery and Sir James Young Simpson discovered chloroform anaesthesia . |
| 26 | In a way this was the hardest to get right . |
| 27 | It was the 11th reported violent clash at the prison so far during the year . |