Example sentences of "[noun pl] was [verb] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The extensive studies on removal and transplantation of the ovaries by Knauer in Vienna ( see Chapter 5 ) appeared in 1900 and the more general concept of hormones or blood-borne chemical messengers was elaborated for the first time by Starling in his Croonian lectures a decade after Beatson 's observations ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 2 | ( One of her brothers was killed in the first . ) |
| 3 | The signature of a declaration on relations between the two countries was seen as the first step towards a future inter-state treaty . |
| 4 | In effect , the two new superpowers came together to crush the great powers of yesteryear ; and the growing voice of Afro-Asia in world affairs was heeded for the first time . |
| 5 | A " solidarity fund for the unemployed " went into operation on Aug. 1 , when a sum equivalent to 2 per cent of all gross wages was levied for the first time . |
| 6 | In Zambia , the provision of hybrid maize seed , fertiliser and marketing services to small-scale farmers dated from the mid 1960s ; in Kenya the provision of such services was extended for the first time in the 1960s well beyond the Kikuyu . |
| 7 | Finally , Yusuf advanced and the thunderous roll of the Moorish drums was heard for the first time on Spanish soil . |