Example sentences of "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 ) . |