Example sentences of "the lead [prep] [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Rob Andrew gave Wasps the lead with a first half penalty … 3-0
2 The lead to the first trick was the 2 of Hearts .
3 Wakefield soon took the lead for the first time when Conway 's towering kick bounced over the line for Mason to touch down near the posts .
4 On the replay , Ely scored a two to go into the lead for the first time .
5 Showing no remorse , Parrott compiled a 75-break ; he took the lead for the first time with a more orthodox run of 83 in the next and then forged 4–2 ahead with a superb 70 clearance to black in frame six after trailing 58–0 .
6 The second half proved a nightmare as the visitors hit the first three baskets to take the lead for the first time and stay there for a 7670 victory .
7 Clydebank then completed a breathtaking comeback by taking the lead for the first time after 68 minutes .
8 If Berger took the lead into the first corner , then Senna would have difficulty getting by on such a tight and twisting circuit .
9 Swindon had taken the lead in the first half through striker Maskell .
10 But it was Leicester who took the lead in the first half , when Walsh headed home Philpotts cross .
11 London Scottish took the lead in the first half … and that was the only real highlight for the crowd …
12 Hereford 's hopes of building a winning run came to an end at Doncaster … the Rovers took the lead in the first half when the United defence was asleep …
13 League leaders Sunderland were held to a 1–1 draw at Whitehaven , who took the lead in the first half through Frank Hatton .
14 And this after Blackburn had taken the lead in the first half with a goal from Mike who 's since reduced the arrears to three two with a second goal from the penalty spot .
15 Ireland had deservedly taken the lead in the first half through Brian Smith after good loose play swarmed England .
16 Joey does n't compete in the short circuit section of the championship in which King has excelled but he has generally been in command between the hedges and today it looked like the same old story when he took the lead after the first lap .
17 South Africa 's David Frost and the Americans Scott Hoch and Tim Simpson scored five-under-par 67s yesterday to share the lead after the first round of the Million Dollar Challenge at Sun City , Bophuthatswana .
18 South Africa 's David Frost and the Americans Scott Hoch and Tim Simpson scored five-under-par 67s yesterday to share the lead after the first round of the Million Dollar Challenge at Sun City , Bophuthatswana .
19 DALE REID fired a 71 to lie two shots off the lead after the first round of the Heart Health Open in Melbourne yesterday .
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