Example sentences of "their first [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | LOWLY Brightlingsea United came agonisingly close to recording their first Jewson League Premier Division win of the season against top of the table Wisbech . |
| 2 | Johnson was overlooked for the managerial job despite steering Cambridge to their first Coca-Cola Cup quarter-final . |
| 3 | Following their UK gigs , the band embark on their first US tour in December . |
| 4 | WASP , Blackie Lawless ' creaking rock monsters , play their first UK dates in three years at Wolverhampton Civic Hall |
| 5 | I remember their first UK showcase . |
| 6 | FUGAZI , the Washington DC hardcore four-piece , kick off their first UK tour in two years this week . |
| 7 | THE ADVENTURES make their first UK appearance since '88 with shows at . |
| 8 | LOS LOBOS , East LA Tex-Mex five-piece , accompany the May 18 release of their new album ‘ Kiko ’ through London Records with their first UK dates in two years . |
| 9 | THE SKATALITES , legendary Jamaican ska outfit , play their first UK gig in 12 years at London 's Finsbury Park George Robey on August 28 . |
| 10 | FOR THEIR first UK appearance in 20 years , Germanic rockers Faust chose London 's notorious Marquee club as the venue to strut their stuff , surely the nearest equivalent they could get to the bowels of Hell ! |
| 11 | It was their first London home after their marriage in Wales some time in 1874–5 . |
| 12 | THE PRINCESS of Wales took Prince William and Prince Harry to their first London movie premiere last night — but their awfully big adventure was eclipsed by the thrill for one other boy in the packed audience . |
| 13 | The duo have been busy recently preparing their first London exhibition ( work in progress shown above , middle picture ) , a display that goes on show this month at the City Racing Gallery . |
| 14 | STRANGELOVE follow the recording of their debut single with their first London headline show at |
| 15 | But they too were to go no further , with Chris Jacob and John Andrews reaching their first Braintree League semi-finals . |
| 16 | THE Private Greens League are one win away from their first IBA Under 25 inter-association championship . |
| 17 | Since then he has won the Masters , inspired his country to their first Davis Cup victory and added the US Open to a third Wimbledon title . |
| 18 | They were from Orpington , and who had travelled from Devon to attend their first QT day . |
| 19 | Earlier in 1946 Jones 's brilliance had cut short St Colman 's brave bid to capture their first MacRory Cup , but they persevered and three years later captained by Sean Blaney , Greg 's father , they won their first MacRory . |
| 20 | Earlier in 1946 Jones 's brilliance had cut short St Colman 's brave bid to capture their first MacRory Cup , but they persevered and three years later captained by Sean Blaney , Greg 's father , they won their first MacRory . |
| 21 | Tom Hodgson , who led out Luton on their first Wembley appearance in the 1959 FA Cup final , has died in retirement in Hampshire . |
| 22 | Tom Hodgson , who led out Luton on their first Wembley appearance in the 1959 FA Cup final , has died in retirement in Hampshire . |
| 23 | Lathwell , left-hander Graham Thorpe and fast bowler Andrew Caddick are the exciting new kids on the block , all of them awaiting their first England appearances . |
| 24 | On that basis , we could still win the World Cup by giving 11 newcomers their first England caps . |
| 25 | The Australian army won their first Victoria Cross of the Second World War in a tank battle against Vichy forces near the south Lebanese town of Marjayoun — which would in 1978 become the headquarters of Israel 's local Christian militia — while in the coastal village of Damour , the future Israeli minister of defence , Moshe Dayan , lost his eye to a Vichy French sniper while fighting as a British soldier . |
| 26 | FORMER Hull boss Brian Smith showed why he 's one of the game 's top coaches by steering St George into their first Sydney Grand Final since 1985 . |
| 27 | Today is Pentium launch day when the likes of NCR Corp , Unisys Corp , Compaq Computer Corp and some two dozen other companies take the wraps off their first Pentium machines , but there is not much point in their making too much noise about it — Intel Corp expects to ship only about 10,000 Pentium chips to customers through June ; machines are generally expected to start at about $5,000 , but the Wall Street Journal hears that Advanced Logic Research Inc will announce a basic Pentium box for about $3,000 ; Compaq also plans an $18,000 Pentium version of its SystemPro server . |
| 28 | Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 . |
| 29 | Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 . |
| 30 | Champions Hampshire are at home to Dorset in the first round on June 24 , while Durham make their first NatWest Trophy appearance as a first-class county against Ireland in Dublin . |