Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [prep] their first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one group of eight , half chose to go in for their first farrowing ; the second time they farrowed , all eight went in . |
| 2 | ‘ One can hardly appear wearing L-plates , but no-one stands up for their first performance of a great work saying : ‘ This is the definitive version . ’ |
| 3 | That was what his sharp intelligence had picked up from their first meeting . |
| 4 | There were a few stunners , true , but they always moved out after their first year whilst the ungainly ones became permanent fixtures . |
| 5 | To accommodate a passenger , a second seat was installed in an open cockpit ( later glazed ) forward of the pilot ( as was done on NASM 's XP–59A ) and the VIPs or observers were strapped in for their first ride . |
| 6 | Warrington Town bid to bounce back after their first defeat in eight games in midweek when they take on Alfreton Town in the HFS First Division at Cantilever Park . |
| 7 | ‘ When you consider the inexperience of the side they put out in their first Test against France , their 20–15 victory was remarkable . |
| 8 | The pace the pattern was set seconds later , as Oxford roared back with their first attack . |
| 9 | CHAMPIONS and section one league leaders Waringstown are in danger of going down to their first defeat of the season . |
| 10 | ITALY , weakened by injuries and suspension , could face a torrid time in tonight 's World Cup qualifier against a Portuguese side fired up for their first home match in the series . |
| 11 | But the stunning curves owe more to Nineties video techniques as top girl group Bananarama bounce back with their first single as a duo . |
| 12 | His pleasure was that England went on to their first home victory against the West Indies since 1969 . |
| 13 | His pleasure was that England went on to their first home victory against the West Indies since 1969 . |
| 14 | BREDBURY , league leaders in the Meller Braggins Cheshire Cricket League , went down to their first defeat of the season at Cholmondley on Saturday . |
| 15 | Norwich City0 Sunderland1 THE John Byrne and Malcolm Crosby FA Cup roadshow has rolled all the way to Wembley after Sunderland overcame First Division opposition at Hillsborough yesterday to squeeze through to their first final in 19 years . |
| 16 | This process occurs as a result of five stages , sometimes known as the ABCDE approach , which is illustrated with an example of a man whose girlfriend fails to turn up on their first date . |
| 17 | D Company had spent the previous day digging a line of trenches to cover a series of vehicle checkpoints on all the main roads , and were just settling down for their first day 's occupation of the trenches . |