Sentence examples for were here first from inspiring English sources

"But we were here first!" Amy protested.

But we were here first.

I think you were here first".

"I figure they were here first," he said.

In fact, as in most things, women were here first.

Then we have immigrants being nasty about other immigrants just because they were "here first".

"I'm here first.

But I was here first".

But you see, I was here first.

I was here first," he spat, refusing to back away.

Young man: "Well, I was here first now".