Example sentences of "were not [vb pp] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inter-word boundary effects were not implemented for the first prototype . |
| 2 | In previous World Cups , two days were allocated to each match so that contests which were not concluded on the first could be decided on the reserve day . |
| 3 | Systematic crime statistics were not compiled during the first half of the nineteenth century , but there is some scattered evidence about the extent and frequency of cattle stealing during the early years of British rule . |
| 4 | Actually , his services were not required by the first art editor of the newly created NSS . |
| 5 | When desires disrupt co-operation their spontaneity is evident , when they support it nothing proves that they were not instilled in the first place by moral training . |
| 6 | Effort and application were not needed in the first instance and did not come easily when the need arose . |