Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | His parents were told at first that he was hit in the chest during a gun battle . |
| 2 | Extinguishers were used at first but to no avail . |
| 3 | Although the second measurement of vitamin B12 and bile acid absorption was made at least 4 weeks later , a correction for patient background counts was made by first counting the residual counts in both the 5 8 Co and 7 5 Se photo peak windows before the administration of the second doses of 5 8 Co vitamin B12 and SeHCAT . |
| 4 | Similar surveys were produced for first schools ( 5–9 ) and middle schools ( 9–13 ) . |
| 5 | Particular provisions were made for first offenders and for the treatment and rehabilitation of addicts . |
| 6 | Officers were told at first that there were two different tapes in existence . |
| 7 | These pledges were rejected by First Vice-President Maximo San Román Cáceres , who on his return from the USA was sworn in symbolically on April 21 as " Constitutional President " in front of 200 members of the deposed congress . |
| 8 | Third party claims were considered at first instance and in the Court of Appeal . |
| 9 | 1250 students were admitted to first year undergraduate studies last year and over 500 to postgraduate studies , giving a total population of 44000 full-time students . |