Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Collett 's employers say he was a first class driver . |
| 2 | I mean we were the first show to put Demis Roussos on . |
| 3 | I guess I was the first person to develop the idea of the modular system : ie. everything from the preamp to the power amp was modular . |
| 4 | I believe he was the first westerner to make contact with the Dalai Lama , who became a great friend . |
| 5 | I guess it was the first time really in my life I 'd been totally left on my own . |
| 6 | That 's right and I believe , well I think he was the first goalkeeper to throw the ball out . |
| 7 | I think it was the first time you really spoke to me . |
| 8 | And I mean , we were told it was a first class area but there 's , if anybody walked into the building just now you would nah see it was a first class area to look at the state the building 's in ! |