Example sentences of "they [was/were] the [num ord] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were the first country to organise an international sevens tournament , which they did to celebrate their Centenary in 1973 . |
| 2 | They were the first state concerns to be given this go-ahead since July 1989 , although private companies had from January 1991 been allowed to make direct payments of foreign commercial debt . |
| 3 | On the other hand , they were the first boot makes to promote the idea of air fit and they are now the only people still putting little air pumps on their boots . |
| 4 | They were the first ones to invent free love . ’ |
| 5 | They were the first words spoken since the horrifying , shrieking tumult had begun and the word registered strongly with Cardiff for those shrieking , howling , tormented voices indeed sounded like a horde of the damned from Hell . |
| 6 | Surprisingly , they were the first comets found from Britain this century . |
| 7 | But they were the first people to sell a motor car in Galashiels . |