Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [verb] on the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The housing problems detailed in the TSA report and potential solutions were discussed on the first day . |
| 2 | Expectations were examined on the first day of the course and reviewed at the end . |
| 3 | Ten days were needed on the first few clauses alone . |
| 4 | Police urged racegoers to be on their guard after six separate incidents of forged £20 notes were reported on the first day . |
| 5 | Business and elections were conducted on the first day , followed by speeches and discussion spread over the following two days and an evening conversazione where " everybody was in the best of spirits . |
| 6 | G M B pensioners were represented on the first delegation to visit the E E C in Brussels , in an effort to secure parity with the pensions in other European countries , and we also took part in the pensioners parliament in Luxembourg last year , to help to draw up a Pensioners ' Charter for Europe . |
| 7 | At least 37 deaths were reported on the first of three days of polling . |