Example sentences of "which [was/were] [verb] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wisdom of the Northern Ireland Branch of introducing a Grade 4B a few years ago , is paying off now , when this grade attracted an entry of 21 bands , some of which were playing for the first time . |
| 2 | The 1,000-strong Congress , which was meeting for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union , is the only body in the country that can change the constitution and other basic laws . |
| 3 | driving even further than spain is the Oxfordshire team of Francis Tuthill and Anthony Showell … the winners of the London to Sydney car marathon … are the first to enter the London to Mexico marathon which was unveiled for the first time this week … |
| 4 | Such a requirement for express agreement of admissions policy is difficult to reconcile with the more limited requirement that governors should simply ‘ consult ’ the local education authority which was introduced for the first time by section 33 of the Act of 1986 . |
| 5 | Paul Stern , the vice-president of the Vienna Bridge Club , soon invited her to join the Austrian Ladies ' Team , which was preparing for the first European Women 's Teams Championship to be held in Brussels in 1935 . |
| 6 | I well remember the first one to be accepted , ‘ ’ Firmly I believe and truly ’ , which was sung for the first time at the dedication of Holy Cross College . |