Sentence examples for was basically the first from inspiring English sources

It was basically the first time I'd worn a dress that long, been that elegant.

It was basically the first session from yesterday, except yesterday didn't have Haddin's comedy routine to kick it off.

Six months before, I was basically the first name on the team sheet but after knackering my shoulder against the French in the Six Nations it was my trial to get into the World Cup squad.

"He was surprised at the reasoning that the trial chamber used to convict him, so that was basically the first thing he said: 'I can't believe they convicted me like this,'" Peter Robinson, his chief legal adviser, said afterwards.

Paul's Boutique was basically the first proper Beastie Boys album … in which they went to work with LA Producers the Dust Brothers, who meticulously constructed each track with layers of samples from other records.

Betfair was the innovator in in-play betting, but she was basically the first to harness mobile technology, recognising that gamblers anywhere would be able to bet on sporting events". A huge 70% of income now comes through betting on tablets and phones.

"Last season Rémy was basically the third forward but he scored so many important goals for us in crucial moments that gave us crucial points – the goal against Hull City, the goal against Stoke.

It's basically the first of a much larger set of enabling infrastructure that will allow the industrialisation of this region," said another Alliance member, Coyne Gibson.

My life is basically the first 10 minutes of Up – smashing the savings jar that's supposed to see me through to retirement every time something goes wrong – but without the sweet release of death at the end.

It's basically the first area of the game played out in cutscene-form.

This is basically the first job I ever stayed on for a whole year and some months.