Example sentences of "were [verb] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The church had important links with the butchers of Prague and they were given the first chapel on the left at the W end in honour of their defence of Prague , once in 1611 against the troops from Passau , and again in 1648 , against the Swedes . |
| 2 | As journalists were given the first glimpse inside the mall on Wednesday , managers from developer Burton Property Trust geared up for a major marketing exercise . |
| 3 | When they were doing the first picture they had , I think it was . |
| 4 | So if we were talking about the Middle Ages we had Gregorian chants , or if we were doing the First World War we had First-world-war songs . |
| 5 | Her plans were overthrown the first day when the president requested that she should be chaplain . |
| 6 | While such behaviour can not be condoned , an occasional show of controlled passion from England 's bowlers would not have gone amiss on the same ground when Australia were winning the first Test . |
| 7 | Anyway , my worst fears about Barny were confirmed the first time I tried to put a leash on him . |