Example sentences of "[prep] [art] first [noun] [to-vb] this " in BNC.

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1 For the first Christians to claim this as the heart of their faith was a scandal of the first order .
2 It was also the quickest 400 metres hurdles in the world this year — clinching her place in history as the first European to win this event .
3 It was also the quickest 400 metres hurdles in the world this year — clinching her place in history as the first European to win this event .
4 Alva Myrdal and Viola Klein 's Women 's Two Roles was one of the first studies to adopt this concept : its focus is the position of women in the labour force and the problems of combining home and work .
5 Max Weber ( 1864–1920 ) was one of the first sociologists to outline this perspective in detail .
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