Example sentences of "were [prep] [art] first [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eva and her emergency team were amongst the first on the scene taking in food and clothing , and assessing the need for financial aid to help rebuild the shattered homes and schools . |
| 2 | There are women miners here who were among the first to be laid off when Pittston sacked 4,000 of its 6,000 unionised miners in the early Eighties . |
| 3 | Three of them were among the first to be evacuated by the Red Cross from the notorious Banja Luka camp . |
| 4 | The importance that the Government place on this section is shown by the fact that it was among the first provisions of the 1989 Act to be brought into operation and the regulations made under it were among the first to be published . |
| 5 | And retired soldiers from his army were among the first of the century 's numerous British settlers in Pau . |
| 6 | At that time she had known few people in the district , for they were among the first of the incomers , and Camille had been only a baby with the consequent ailments , accidents and dissatisfactions . |
| 7 | Crews , here , were among the first in the country to be taught the additional medical skills that can save lives . |