The phrase "a first ever place" is not standard in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used in contexts where you want to emphasize that something is the very first of its kind, but it is better to rephrase it for clarity.
Example: "This is a first ever place for innovation in our city, setting a new standard for creativity."
Alternatives: "a first place" or "the very first place".
For Burkina Faso, it's about turning promise into a first ever place in the knockout stages.
Still, there was a first ever place inside the top 10 as a consolation.
The Scotland players were utterly disconsolate as the final whistle blew immediately, with a first ever place at a major finals having been snatched from their grasp.
The small mountain kingdom of Lesotho sits tantalisingly close to a first ever place in the Africa Cup of Nations finals and has left few stones unturned in its bid to win away in the Cape Verde Islands on Sunday and book a place at Egypt 2019.
"I've known them since I opened my first ever place, Green Street Seafood Cafe in Bath, in 1995," says the accountant turned seafood guru.
Exeter Chiefs missed out on a first ever Premiership play-off place despite an impressive win over Sale Sharks.
Nor could it be confident of doing the job against Italy, either, as the Azzurri will target the final pool match in Group C, knowing a first-ever quarterfinal place beckons.
Manager John Hughes is asking his players for one last push during the post-split fixtures as Inverness chase a first-ever European place.
The straitjacket was off and liberated Greece secured their first-ever place in the last 16 of a World Cup on a dramatic night in Fortaleza.
This book's popularity comes out of the soccer fever that has gripped Japan since the national team won a cliffhanger against Iran last November, and secured its first-ever place in the World Cup after 43 years of trying.
Hibernian celebrated a first-ever win over Ross County to book their place in the last 16 of the Scottish Cup.
