Example sentences of "were [v-ing] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her misery was made complete because she was separated from her two sons who were flying first class . |
| 2 | We were flying first to Nassau where the senator was to be guest of honour at an American Embassy reception for senior officers of the naval units taking part in Exercise Stingray , and after Nassau the Maggot and I would fly on to Grand Bahama where he lived and where Wavebreaker was docked . |
| 3 | We now know that Robin Smith , John Cunningham and Pat Walsh in Scotland , and Arthur Dolphin and Pete Greenwood in the Lakes , were doing first ascents every bit as difficult as those by Joe Brown and Don Whillans — but I do n't remember being aware of this at the time . |
| 4 | For when Chapman arrived in 1925 the Gunners were finding First Division survival a hard struggle . |
| 5 | Away from the politics , dealers in ICI were humming first thing with the story that the chemicals giant is poised to sell its fibres division to America 's Du Pont for £300m . |