Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun] [prep] a first " in BNC.

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1 When young Scott Booth underlined his claim for a first full international start against the Germans on Wednesday by continuing his scoring form with Aberdeen 's second goal six minutes into the second half , things looked bleak for the hosts .
2 Grady slipped with a 75 but made the cut , as did Roger Davis with a splendid 68 to retrieve his position after a first round of 77 .
3 Waiting in the third round could be fourth seed Boris Becker , who has had a torrid time in the build-up to the French Championships but who has a good chance to find his feet with a first round match against 579th-ranked French wild card Nicolas Escude .
4 DANISH international Bjorn Kristensen yesterday staked his claim for a First Division recall at Newcastle United .
5 We appreciate what a stumbling block this can be and will lend you 100% as a first time buyer .
6 I was there forty years , right , I 've seen every accident on that bend , I 've had my house as a first aid post a dozen times , until we did something in this committee to sort that corner out
7 Quite what their role in British theatre was , was hard to define , but they knew everyone , everyone knew them and managements even came to regard their presence on a first night as an essential good luck charm .
8 Well she ca n't be much cop if she 'd open her legs to a first date to a Dutch s sailor .
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