Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] on the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | These were situated on the first floor of the Pavillon de Flore which formed the angle of the Tuileries palace with the Quays and the Seine . |
| 2 | Expectations were examined on the first day of the course and reviewed at the end . |
| 3 | At least 37 deaths were reported on the first of three days of polling . |
| 4 | Police urged racegoers to be on their guard after six separate incidents of forged £20 notes were reported on the first day . |
| 5 | Ten days were needed on the first few clauses alone . |
| 6 | G M B pensioners were represented on the first delegation to visit the E E C in Brussels , in an effort to secure parity with the pensions in other European countries , and we also took part in the pensioners parliament in Luxembourg last year , to help to draw up a Pensioners ' Charter for Europe . |
| 7 | The tide would carry them inland at least two miles and possibly three before they were beached on the first low ridge that had been the coastline a million years before the birth of Christ . |
| 8 | The housing problems detailed in the TSA report and potential solutions were discussed on the first day . |
| 9 | Business and elections were conducted on the first day , followed by speeches and discussion spread over the following two days and an evening conversazione where " everybody was in the best of spirits . |
| 10 | In voting for councillors , 38,946 were elected on the first round out of the total of 40,178 , with the NSF winning 15,670 seats ( 40.24 per cent ) , the Democratic Convention 8,088 ( 20.77 per cent ) , the ADP 4,532 ( 11.64 per cent ) , the HDUR 2,606 ( 6.69 per cent ) , independents 2,425 ( 6.23 per cent ) , and the RNUP 1,508 ( 3.87 per cent ) . |
| 11 | Our newest granddaughter Rachel was christened on the first Sunday of the new year , and that was a wonderful happy day , with a party in her parents ’ home . |
| 12 | The admission by Hammersmith and Fulham was disclosed on the first day of a case brought by Anthony Hazell , the local district auditor . |
| 13 | Christina went to her own office , which was located on the first floor of the reception building . |
| 14 | Founded by Muz Murray , who was featured on the first issue 's cover breaking out of an egg , Gandalf 's Garden distilled the essence of the time 's peace , love , mysticism , and delusion . |
| 15 | Rome , for instance , was sited on the first crossing of the River Tiber , controlling the route from Latium to Etruria ; Corinth was a colonial power in the archaic period thanks largely to her position on the Isthmus ( p. 95 ) ; and explanations of the greatness of Byzantium , from Polybius book iv to Gibbon , have begun with geography . |
| 16 | The only conclusion I can draw is that the two-pack AC lacquer that was used on the first table was something that I will not use again on dark timber if I want to bring out the full colour of the wood . |
| 17 | Charlotte 's daughter was born on the first of June , a week or two earlier than expected . |
| 18 | Presumably the original decision was , was based on the first time , it is now the first time . |
| 19 | The tone was set on the first day out of London when Kinnock confided to a class of six-year-olds at Staple Hill primary school in Kingswood , Bristol : ‘ Glenys is a teacher in real life : this is just pretending . ’ |
| 20 | Heating/cooling hysteresis was observed on the first heating cycle . |
| 21 | Under its extant rules , support from 55 per cent of those voting was required for a strike to be called , and this was achieved on the first two occasions only : in December 1971 , 59 per cent voted in favour , whereas in February 1974 support was an overwhelming 81 per cent . |
| 22 | The hallway was repeated on the first floor , with the entrance to the next flat , and the stairs went on , to stop at a narrow landing , with another door opening from it . |
| 23 | Time was lost on the first two days and then the Saturday was washed out altogether , so it was Monday before Lloyd was able to complete his first Test hundred at his adopted home , in what many thought would be his last opportunity . |