Example sentences of "was the first [noun sg] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was the first year the Group 's three NDT companies were represented together : .
2 And so a thrilling , virtuoso display of the art was the first spectacle the Prince and Princess of Wales saw when they stepped ashore here last night to be greeted by a modest but affectionate crowd of 4,000 .
3 It was the first day the wharf walk had been reopened to the public and the first night without a PC on guard at the scene of the crime .
4 The round , hard face with its halo of glinting metal bolts was the first thing the animal remembered seeing on regaining consciousness in the small cage .
5 It was the first Ramadan the hareem had spent away from home and would be the last for many , many years .
6 This was the first time a company had been invited to give a product demonstration at the centre and were keen to present the merits of their product .
7 A man accused of raping his wife has been cleared by a jury at Sheffield Crown Court ; it was the first time a man in England had been charged with such an offence .
8 It was the first time a man in England has been charged with such an offence .
9 It has been suggested that this was the first time a summer pavilion had been adapted from a Greek temple .
10 It was the first time the brewer had advertised on TV and the landmark was not lost on Guinness .
11 That was the first time the Hound appeared , my sons .
12 This year was the first time the competition had taken place in England .
13 It was the first time the church authorities had discussed the issue of the refugees , some 25,000 of whom have entered Hungary from the south over the past year .
14 It was the first time the monarch had ever used a Thames passenger ferry — and one of the few occasions when she had arrived at an official engagement by public transport in the UK .
15 It was the first time the state 's highest court had debated the point and was widely welcomed by accountants .
16 It was the first time the company has been prosecuted for a hygiene offence .
17 Did n't Cloughie get done for doing something similar a few years ago when he chinned the Forest fan who 'd run on the pitch ( later kissed him but brought out one of the all-time commentators classics from Greavesie when he said ‘ It was the first time the shit really had hit the fan ’ ) .
18 This was the first time the impunity of the police had been challenged in Guatemala .
19 This was the first time the meeting had been held in Asia , and representatives of the 25 American countries participating — including Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori , who was of Japanese parentage — reportedly regarded the meeting as an important forum for encouraging Japanese trade and investment links with the region .
20 It was the first time the Communicator of the Year presentation had left London and the first time it had been staged as part of the annual convention .
21 This was the first time the phrase Scenic Land Cruise had been used by a train operator — but it certainly was not the last .
22 Philip Head , Chief Executive of the WDA , said it was the first time the agency had been asked to source Welsh suppliers for a company based in Germany and resulted directly from the WDA campaign to build business links with the motor regions of Europe .
23 It was the first time the 25-year-old has been able to speak about her ordeal since she was found early on Friday morning after being abducted from near a disco in south Dublin .
24 It was the first time the city had unseated an incumbent mayor since 1943 .
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