Example sentences of "his [noun sg] be [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as soon as his foot was on the first step of the stairs , Charles heard the fatal summons over the loudspeaker . |
| 2 | His room was on the first floor of the college , looking down into a narrow street that ran beside it . |
| 3 | His father was on the first fire-engine to arrive and Raymond was on the second . |
| 4 | His father was on the first lifeboat . |
| 5 | And retired soldiers from his army were among the first of the century 's numerous British settlers in Pau . |
| 6 | ‘ Len had a poor League record , but unlike many of the others his reign was in the first division . |