Example sentences of "they [was/were] the [num ord] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The flights were flagrant violations of the no-fly zone but they were the first armed attacks recorded by the UN since shortly after the no-fly zone was instituted ’ last October , the State Department spokesman , Richard Boucher , said . |
2 | They were the first correct entries out of the hat to the question : How many weeks was Mull of Kintyre at No 1 in the UK charts ? |
3 | They were the first such images she had seen — the Grimauds , like many Nîmois , were staunchly Protestant . |
4 | They were the first big fish I tried to catch when I decided to be more selective with my fishing , and when I did catch a big chub on my first attempt it set the scene for my present angling outlook . |
5 | I guess Jim meant that they were the first American string company to invent these strings . |
6 | As guests of the French government , they were the first British school group to learn at the 30,000 square metre , futuristic exhibition and learning centre — and did so entirely in French . |
7 | They were the first national employees to receive service awards in Colombia , as it is five years since LASMO set up business in the country . |
8 | They were the first known tamers of animals . |