Example sentences of "[was/were] chosen [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually three were chosen for the first investigation — the products of Bacillus subtilis , Pseudomonas pyocyanea , and Penicillium notatum . |
| 2 | A quarter-mile embankment running through Carshalton on the line to Victoria was chosen as the first to experience new ‘ lineside vegetation management ’ practices . |
| 3 | Position one was chosen as the first cell in the vertical column at the crypt orifice ( Fig 2 ) as a reference point for the computer programme . |
| 4 | He was chosen for the first match but had to drop out with food poisoning . |
| 5 | Jaq imagined arcane astromantic calculations and perversions of Tarot divination — conducted by Carnelian , the Tarot-sneak ? — before this planet was chosen for the first emergence of the entity . |