Example sentences of "[was/were] the [adj] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their names were the first out of the hat in our prize draw , run in conjunction with the club 's major sponsor Appletise , for tickets for the clash with Norwich and Peterborough Pirates on Sunday . |
| 2 | ‘ We made it , and Chapman and I were the last on to the train . |
| 3 | He expected Bunny to stay behind , but he was the first out of the door . |
| 4 | From the foam on it I guessed it was the first out of the keg that evening . |
| 5 | Mr Nightingale 's room was the third along to the right . |
| 6 | She was the last down to the dining room , where the first course , a cold soup , was already laid . |