Example sentences of "this [was/were] the first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was the first low alcohol bitter for the take home beer market . |
| 2 | The fact that this was the first downsizing show to be held in Japan is in itself an indication of the major change taking place in the Japanese computer market , which has been even more mainframe-centric than the US and Europe , and indicates the strong power of the economics of small computing . |
| 3 | This was the first systematic survey of stone circles ever to be undertaken and in it Stukeley attempted to prove that the Druids , whom he believed built the circles , were the forefathers of Christianity . |
| 4 | [ Drafted in 1986 , this was the first systematic revision of the terms of the post-war international settlement in Yugoslavia and it opened the way to the Great Serbian expansion which began in 1987 . ] |
| 5 | This was the first selective exam and was the precursor of the 11-plus . |
| 6 | This was the first specific indication to Eighth Army of the full range of dissident Yugoslavs 5 Corps was proposing to hand over . |
| 7 | This was the first self-organized disability group to receive major funding from the GLC Women 's Committee . |
| 8 | This was the first separate treaty to be negotiated and signed by the government of Vietnam and de Lattre 's refusal was described as a slap in the face in the report which had caused de Lattre to explode and to consider expelling the American reporter . |
| 9 | This was the first practical method of producing colour transparencies , and it utilised minute grains of starch from la pomme de terre . |
| 10 | This was the first practical method of producing colour transparencies , and it utilised minute grains of starch from la pomme de terre . |
| 11 | This was the first official Israeli representation in China and was viewed as the first step towards the establishment of diplomatic relations . |
| 12 | This was the first official visit by mainland Chinese representatives to Taiwan since 1949 . |
| 13 | This was the first summit-level canal in Britain , built to transport coal from Tyrone to Dublin . |
| 14 | Founded in May 1920 , this was the first Communist party organised in Asia . |
| 15 | ‘ If you want to know the truth , ’ Riva tells her , ‘ this was the first unbroken night of sleep I 've had in years . |
| 16 | This was the first religious service to be held publicly in Albania since the 1967 declaration that the country had become the world 's first atheist state . |
| 17 | This was the first real time . ’ |
| 18 | She was surprised by the notion which came into her mind : this was the first real family she had ever experienced . |
| 19 | She 'd always wanted to travel — influenced by her Sagittarian star sign , Aunt Maureen claimed — but , owing to circumstances , this was the first real chance she 'd had . |
| 20 | This was the first real chance of a score a couple of minutes earlier , Neil Smith attempting a drop goal . |
| 21 | This was the first major investigation of the working of the 1944 Education Act ( see Chapter 4 ) , and it cast doubt on the effectiveness of the Act in reducing social-class-based inequalities in education . |
| 22 | This was the first major incident of its kind since the beginning of the November revolution . |
| 23 | This was the first major loan contracted by Kuwait and followed a decision taken in July to fund post-war reconstruction through international borrowing rather than through the sale of Kuwaiti assets abroad . |
| 24 | This was the first major incident involving casualties among the armed forces since the ULFA announced a ceasefire in mid-December 1991 [ see p. 38683 ] . |
| 25 | This was the first major trial under the state of emergency introduced in February [ see p. 38790 ] . |
| 26 | This was the first major realignment within the EMS since the upward revaluation of the ( West ) German , Netherlands , Belgian and Luxembourg currencies in January 1987 [ see p. 34889 ] , although since then the lira had in January 1990 been devalued in conjunction with its entry into the narrow 2.25 per cent fluctuation band [ see p. 37196 ] . |
| 27 | This was the first major operation to take the fight to the enemy and establish a new theatre of war in a place of our own choosing . |
| 28 | This was the first recorded occasion on which one member of the commons was chosen to act as a spokesman for them all . |
| 29 | This was the first departmental review under new procedure agreed with Heads of Departments earlier in the year . |
| 30 | This was the first formal treaty in the continuing saga which later generations were to refer to wistfully as ‘ the Auld Alliance ’ . |