Example sentences of "for his first " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had seen beyond the excitement of being approached for his first book ; he already visualised it on the bookshelves ! |
| 2 | For his first 20 years , Andrew could see out of his left eye . |
| 3 | Walter Kent , the 72-year-old American composer of the wartime song White Cliffs of Dover , came to Britain for his first glimpse of the aforesaid cliffs . |
| 4 | The work he did for his Doctorat de l'Universite , awarded with the citation ‘ bien ’ in 1965 , formed the basis for his first book , The Law Governing Employment in International Organisations ( 1967 ) , which remains a source much used by courts and tribunals including the Hague International Court of Justice . |
| 5 | Mr Hooker estimates that 12 years ago , when he paid £1.50 for his first grip , there were up to 100 collectors of whom he knew a couple of dozen . |
| 6 | And while there were crudely economic motives in , for example , sending Hitchcock to reconstruct English and Oriental settings in Italy and Germany for his first film , The Pleasure Garden ( 1925 ) , it did at least show that he was as aware as the Film Society 's membership of the backwardness of British films . |
| 7 | Paramount , for example , as well as providing Korda with the money he needed for his first English films , made a deal with Wilcox 's British and Dominions company to supply them with 12 pictures annually on budgets of £30,000 apiece . |
| 8 | That first presidential order to send American troops into possible combat was taken on the run , as Bush was preparing for his first superpower summit with Mikhail Gorbachev at Malta . |
| 9 | David interviewed in New York for his first promotional visit of 1971 |
| 10 | Brian Rose was brought in for his first home Test and promised he would attack the bowling ; he was as good as his word and made 70 , but 33 from Gatting was the only other contribution as the last seven wickets went for 24 in fifty-two minutes . |
| 11 | ‘ He goes for his first walk at 10am . |
| 12 | Trained in Ireland at the Cullinane yard for his first run of the 1984–5 season , he was then moved to Paddy Mullins , winning a handicap hurdle at Limerick Junction on his second outing for his new stable before his mood let him down again in the 1985 Gold Cup : he tried to pull himself up after a circuit and was tailed off when refusing at the last fence . |
| 13 | Aldaniti was back at Ascot for his first race — over hurdles — in January 1975 and , ridden by Bob Champion , won easily . |
| 14 | Kempton usually rode the horse himself ( and had done so ) three weeks before the Liverpool race when Foinavon was last in the Cheltenham Gold Cup — at 500–1 — behind Woodland Venture ) , but his normal riding weight of ten stone ten pounds was way above Foinavon 's Grand National mark of ten stone , and so John Buckingham was engaged for his first ride in the great Liverpool race . |
| 15 | Instead , he had a blue card telling him to be at the hospital for his first appointment with a National Health psychotherapist , a photograph of a fair-haired woman with green eyes , a driving licence , a library ticket , a yellowed old newspaper cutting about a forgotten murder , and a much fresher , more succinct bit of print torn from last Sunday 's newspaper . |
| 16 | Hendry , winner of six titles this season , shrugged off the setback and won three of the next four frames for his first Irish final in three years . |
| 17 | Hamilton was lax with a goal kick , Ferguson whipped the ball across the box and Johnson back-heeled the ball into the path of Bowman , who calmly swept home the ball for his first goal since November . |
| 18 | He stood four under par for his first 11 holes , becoming the first to break 70 with a 69 . |
| 19 | Of the 35,000 who have been accepted , about 26,000 are expected to be at the start and these will include one of Britain 's most famous athletes , David Bedford , who has slimmed down for his first big race since he retired 11 years ago . |
| 20 | The return of Alvin Martin , 33 , who will be given a free transfer at the end of the season , for his first match in 16 months , shored the defence , while Matthew Rush , in attack for only the fourth start of his career , was a revelation . |
| 21 | Jose-Maria Olazabal finished on a better note with a 70 and was five under par for the last three rounds , which partially made up for his first round of 76 . |
| 22 | Scottish rider Niall Mackenzie retired after five laps when his Yamaha developed engine trouble , and mechanical problems also forced out Londoner Peter Graves , who qualified for his first grand prix , and Irishman Eddie Laycock . |
| 23 | Sunderland brought on Owers as a substitute for his first taste of football since sustaining a pelvic injury three months ago . |
| 24 | WE shall probably never know the appointments Neil Kinnock had in store for his first week as Prime Minister , but there would have been some surprises . |
| 25 | the sole gift for his first Christmas Day . |
| 26 | James Dean had just arrived there for his first major role , having been brought from New York by the famed director Elia Kazan to star in East of Eden . |
| 27 | He went to a qualified medical practitioner for his first experience in 1963 and , according to himself , became one of the first people in the country to take the drug . |
| 28 | Val had been , Roland was sure , partly responsible for his First . |
| 29 | When you take him out for his first walk on the lead , it is always nicer if an older dog accompanies you . |
| 30 | With James out of the running for the Cup final against Newcastle , Chapman called up George Male for his first Cup tie . |