Example sentences of "[was/were] just the first " in BNC.

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1 These , it was thought , were just the first countries on the list .
2 I see now that these were just the first skirmishes in a never-ending guerrilla war .
3 They were just the first .
4 Deciding which manuals to supply was just the first of a chain or decisions .
5 This was a story he told all his life ; it was just the first of many miracles with which he believed he was blessed .
6 Reviewing the seminar , Paul Murray said : ‘ Given the change in our portfolio , this important step in LASMO 's investor relations programme was both essential and effective and was just the first of such events — we will certainly be continuing this communications process in the future . ’
7 And that was just the first shampoo !
8 But it was good just to lie in the darkness , curled against him , listening to his even breathing , and know this was just the first night of the rest of their lives .
9 Coun. Williams said the scheme , which bans traffic from High Row , Skinnergate , Bondgate and Blackwellgate between 10.30 and 4pm , was just the first step in a review of the whole town centre .
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