Example sentences of "[was/were] used [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | On this canal poundlocks were used for the first time in England , i.e. , an upper and a lower gate fitted with sluices and enclosing a chamber into which boats passed to be raised or lowered to the next level . |
| 2 | They were soon copied by the French , who developed formations of this kind on a large scale from the 1760s onwards , while light infantry were used for the first time in Europe by the Russians at the siege of Kolberg in 1761 . |
| 3 | Isolated vesicles were used in the first direct demonstration of Na + /H + exchange , by Murer in rabbit jejunum . |
| 4 | Furthermore , staining could not be observed when the solution of purified primary antibody absorbed with PT-gliadin was used as the first layer ( figure not shown ) . |
| 5 | It became the permanent home of the German race with the exception of 1959 when the race was staged at Avus , and 1970 when Hockenheim was used for the first time . |
| 6 | The emergency service was used for the first time on 17th . |
| 7 | 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 . |