Example sentences of "for be [art] first " in BNC.

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1 Oh are you well I 'll give you a a , I lost it at lunchtime ex-Radio Virgin certificate for being a first time on and er I 'd like to say it 's been a pleasure .
2 Margaret Thatcher was remarkable , of course , for being the first woman Prime Minister , and she could use this factor to persuade or beguile male colleagues on occasion .
3 According to Smith , Snape must nevertheless be given credit for being the first to project , and actually found , a veterinary school in this country .
4 Congratulations to the Mail On Sunday for checking before they stole the story , and to Passenger for being the first London shop to stock up on robots .
5 During its history 19 has achieved many ‘ first ’ , the first British unit to receive the French SPAD , the first to operate the Sopwith Dolphin , the first squadron to be equipped with the supersonic Lightning F.2 , but 19 will probably be best known for being the first RAF Squadron to receive the Spitfire .
6 One thing about him that was widely known was the fact that he was a businessman , and so it was as such that he was welcomed ; the party could even claim some credit for being the first to elect a businessman as its leader — much as it claimed credit in 1975 for electing a woman , although Margaret Thatcher had certainly not been chosen for that reason .
7 The Castledawson side , hitherto famed for being the first winners of the Irish Cup , are now making a modern day name for themselves in the B Division .
8 You told me that when you went to work for was the first time you came across abortion really in .
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