Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , neither side was at first attempting to reach the defensive flank of the North Sea ; rather , each was hastening to get around the enemy 's northern flank in the only area where mobile warfare was still possible on the Western Front . |
| 2 | The Oregon combination of technical expert opinion and public participation was at first seized on with enthusiasm by many NHS managers as a means of legitimising rationing decisions . |
| 3 | Neither Princess was of first rank in the European hierarchy of royalty and both were protestants . |
| 4 | The Roman response was at first somewhat sluggish . |
| 5 | The Central Committee was at first unsympathetic but on 10 October , at a meeting which Lenin attended , it was resolved to make armed insurrection the order of the day . |
| 6 | At the local level , sanitary reform was at first hampered by the chaotic diversity of different local bodies ( Flinn 1969 ) . |
| 7 | The second factor was at first O-levels . |
| 8 | There were , however , two new fields of research ; galvanism ( as use of electrical current was at first termed ) and mesmerism . |
| 9 | Top-line caddying was at first only part-time for Dave , although even a part-time career brought him face to face with the second of the twin imposters , disaster , in 1971 at the Open championship at Royal Birkdale . |
| 10 | The new church was at first served from the cathedral . |
| 11 | The city or suburban dwellings of the new class were at first too small to accommodate the extended family . |
| 12 | John 's next decision was at first blush disconcerting . |