Example sentences of "reach [art] [noun pl] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the other quarter-final , 12th-seeded Czech Helena Sukova held off Katerina Maleeva of Bulgaria 6–4 6–7 6–3 to return to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 1987 . |
| 2 | WC apps : 2 Mike Smith , the former manager of Wales and Egypt , takes a lot of credit for giving the Egyptians the impetus to reach the finals for the first time . |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland U-21 player Byrne , from Dublin , was the star of the show as Bangor scored their first ever Irish Cup win over Linfield to reach the semis for the first time in 25 years . |
| 4 | But with seven wins from their last eight , the Chargers look set to reach the play-offs for the first time since 1982 — the first to do so after such a poor start . |
| 5 | And then world-class backs Martin Offiah , captain Dean Bell and Martin Offiah will surely end the Cumbrians ' run of nine victories and destroy their hopes of reaching the semi-finals for the first time in the club 's history . |