Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [verb] [to-vb] [art] 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 .
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