Example sentences of "were the first [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were the first tour operator with overseas centres recognised by the Royal Yachting Association ( RYA ) for tuition . |
| 2 | While we are on the subject of money , in 1991 you were the first art historian to be awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz Prize . |
| 3 | But we were the first metal band to have a platinum album and the first metal band to sell six million albums in the States alone . |
| 4 | They were the first television generation , being introduced to the man who would use television better than any other politician . ’ |
| 5 | We are committed to replacing CFCs in refrigeration by the end of 1996 and , when Basildon opened in August , we were the first supermarket retailer in Europe to introduce an ozone benign refrigerant . |
| 6 | but every front line regiment in the Germ , in Germany had , they were the first tank regiment to get completed with er , er , computer optic sights and stuff |