Example sentences of "was the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first time our national and international network had gathered together in one place and made us all realise just how much the work has grown . ’ |
| 2 | His was the first reported execution in several months for an offence related to the ‘ counter-revolutionary rebellion ’ . |
| 3 | Harold Wilson was the first to reply — by return post . |
| 4 | Yes , she was the first person who made me realise that acting was more than just speaking and doing . |
| 5 | I told her she was the first person to see it since I started work on it . |
| 6 | Arabella Buckley was the first to recover from the shock of that strange outpouring . |
| 7 | I think that the instructor should treat the first flight on a particular glider as if it was the first flight of the day , and on subsequent flights he should just check for full and free movement and that the surfaces are moving fully . |
| 8 | It was the first blush after dawn , a fledgling day … |
| 9 | He was the first man I ever thought of partnering . ’ |
| 10 | Aristotle was the first to try to naturalize the veins of generality that must structure any intelligible world , by saying that forms in things were individuals , not universals . |
| 11 | That was the first time I 'd seen a man 's penis so clearly and my mouth and throat went dry . |
| 12 | ‘ It was the first thing you wanted to do , ’ she says . |
| 13 | Perhaps because this was the first time I was all alone in a big city in a new country . |
| 14 | Brazil was the first South American country to host the Federation Cup in 1984 , some 21 years after the event was founded . |
| 15 | The strength of the recovery was such that the Great Western was the first part of InterCity to move into profit . |
| 16 | This was the first time the phrase Scenic Land Cruise had been used by a train operator — but it certainly was not the last . |
| 17 | First was the newly energised Bedford-St Pancras route which was the first home of forty-eight four-car Class 317s . |
| 18 | Tchaikovsky was the first to break that mould when he gave the Sapphire Fairy ( now one of Florestan 's sisters ) a solo to a 5/4 time signature . |
| 19 | Weaver was the first to create a ballet d'action in which the dancers told their own story . |
| 20 | Fokine was the first choreographer to distinguish the need for a particular style for each ballet when he created such different ballets as Les Sylphides , Le Carnaval , Prince Igor , The Firebird and Petrushka . |
| 21 | Apollo was the first ballet to display a fresh way of looking at class-room technique for the communication of an ancient Greek legend . |
| 22 | for example : by making his six dancers appear equally important in Symphonic Variations Ashton was the first to break away from the convention of making a ballerina the focus of attention . |
| 23 | La Fille Mal Gardée of 1789 was the first ballet to display the lives and loves of peasants and farmers . |
| 24 | Dauberval 's La Fille Mal Gardé ( 1789 ) was the first ballet in this style . |
| 25 | Even so , it was the first successful attempt in this genre because it gave its performers an opportunity to reveal their talents as actor-dancers . |
| 26 | It was the first of a range of ‘ year beers ’ . |
| 27 | I wo n't linger on the shingle flats , for I 'd come to climb , and the route of my choice was the first to be recorded in Wales . |
| 28 | After the war he was the first Welshman to become an accredited guide of the British Mountaineering Council . |
| 29 | This was the first Berghaus sack to incorporate ‘ exploding sidepockets . ’ |
| 30 | Budworth is particularly important because he was the first fell walker to record his ascents with the same attitude and feelings as we have today . |