Example sentences of "[vb pp] their first " in BNC.
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1 | Yet , if Souness had been as rational during the game , Spurs might not have won their first League match in six weeks . |
2 | The High Elves had won their first major victory . |
3 | At 5.45 pm Gower pulled Mushtaq for two and England had won their first Test against Pakistan for 10 years , and levelled the series , with one to play . |
4 | Anderlecht , beaten 3–2 by Sampdoria , in the semi-finals of the European Cup last season , have won their first five games in Belgium this season . |
5 | and three cheers for Gloucestershire … they 've won their first championship game of the season |
6 | and three cheers for Gloucestershire … they 've won their first championship game of the season |
7 | No less than 27 have won their first cap under the England manager but only six of the 13 players he used in Norway were his ‘ new boys ’ Carlton Palmer , Les Ferdinand , Lee Sharpe , David Batty , substitute Ian Wright and new captain Paul Ince . |
8 | Hartnell have designed their first bridal collection , prices start at ‘ 1,250 for a short dress and £1,950 for a long dress . |
9 | By then the Goulds had received their first batch of letters . |
10 | These children were eligible to enter the trial if they were between 37 and 43 weeks of age and if their immunisation record indicated that they had received their first dose of OPV between 6 and 12 weeks of age and their second and third doses at 4 to 6 week intervals . |
11 | MINERS at Monktonhall colliery have received their first pay cheques for almost two months but uncertainty continues to surround the pit 's future , writes Marcello Mega . |
12 | Siobhan Cleary is a member of Despite TV , a co-op who have recently completed their first broadcast commission , Battle of Trafalgar , a documentary on the Trafalgar Square poll tax riots . |
13 | The band , whose ‘ Silverfish With Scrambled Eggs ’ single stormed the Indie Top 20 in March , have completed their first album for the Creation label . |
14 | There they stay for about a fortnight until they have completed their first moult and can fend for themselves . |
15 | The hospice staff have now completed their first full week in their new home at Harewood House and received more donations of furniture and equipment , including a fridge from Mr and Mrs Haynes who have already donated a freezer . |
16 | This superb musical partnership , which began less than a year ago , is now firmly established — indeed Kieran and Frances have just completed their first album which is due for release in the New Year . |
17 | Which reminds me that the Jocks — I mean the real guardsmen who arrived from England this morning to make up the complement , not you phoney chaps , are going to be given their first lesson this afternoon . |
18 | In 1979 , British voters were given their first opportunity to elect representatives . |
19 | Two movements of the Mass in C minor were also given their first hearing in Salzburg cathedral , probably with Constanze singing the soprano part . |
20 | At these concerts many of Bach 's symphonies , concertos , cantatas , chamber works , and keyboard sonatas were given their first performances . |
21 | These were given their first test run and enthused about by the audiences for Wuthering Heights a very worthwhile investment . |
22 | The instruments are made of old oil drums , and after months of practice , they 've given their first concert . |
23 | It was in that ugly repository of polished pine , acoustic tiles and garish , sentimental stained glass that he and his wife had been married , and in a flat in the rectory , living above the parish priest , that they had made their first home . |
24 | Now that they had made their first move , their first real move , they would not give up until Jack Stone did what he was supposed to do : start talking . |
25 | They had made their first venture into the quicksand that Vietnam was to become . |
26 | As the train drew near she looked out for Rough Stones , the house up on the hillside where they had made their first home ; but it was night , and all she saw was a glimmer that could as well have been a shepherd 's lantern . |
27 | Police in Gloucestershire have made their first seizure of the potentially lethal drug . |
28 | TEAM Components Bureau , having secured their first Scottish women 's league title last weekend , are keen to ensure that they remain at the top . |
29 | One per cent of the sample had puffed their first fag by the age of four , but the bulk of experimentation is carried out by 9–12 year olds . |
30 | Having drawn their first game , against West on Thursday , South need a victory to win overall . |