Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [verb] [to-vb] the first " in BNC.
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1 | More thorough stock control completed the changed Southern scene as virtually all EMU units were renumbered to allow the first two digits to match their fleet status . |
2 | Informants were asked to circle the first SF element in the passage . |
3 | Also , subjects were asked to describe the first meeting with a close friend or partner ; in this case all the persons described in the account were found to be favourable and the account are being made in retrospect . |
4 | A prospectus was drawn up and students with suitable qualifications were invited to attend the first course in 1977 . |
5 | Rules were relaxed to allow the first privately owned locomotives unlimited access to the national rail network . |