Example sentences of "[was/were] built [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Siemens has no dates yet for them but their orientation certainly suggests they were built during the first centuries AD . |
| 2 | More than 2.7 million new houses were built in the first ten years of nationalisation , and 1954 , the peak year of Macmillan 's housing drive , saw 354000 completed . |
| 3 | ‘ It was built as the first main processing plant to support the basic nuclear industry of the country and , of course , it has also processed fuel from Japan and Italy . |
| 4 | A new ( wooden ) professional 's shop was built nearer the first tee and is still to be seen above the Secretary 's office , although now in a poor state of repair and its demolition likely . |
| 5 | The village hall was built after the First World War and serves the community 's needs . |
| 6 | Tala-Tala , he explained , five miles up the road , had the first church on Koraloona because it was built by the first missionaries to arrive on the island . |
| 7 | The castle was built by the first Lord Scrope who fought at Crecy and was knighted for his efforts . |