Example sentences of "was [verb] on [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The admission by Hammersmith and Fulham was disclosed on the first day of a case brought by Anthony Hazell , the local district auditor . |
| 3 | Christina went to her own office , which was located on the first floor of the reception building . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Charlotte 's daughter was born on the first of June , a week or two earlier than expected . |
| 8 | Presumably the original decision was , was based on the first time , it is now the first time . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | Heating/cooling hysteresis was observed on the first heating cycle . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She wrote a long and intimate letter to Eleanor describing her state of mind and her new and disturbing sense of isolation , but Eleanor was working on the first draft of her first novel , and replied at length but not to the point . |
| 15 | Even while he was working on the first draft of the poem , he was writing to Martin Browne about all the engagements ahead . |