Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The MI5 man paused for a moment to stroke his beard again and a hint of emotion , of disgust , entered his voice for the first time . |
| 2 | Oxford United will be announcing their new manager in the morning — we 'll be revealing his name for the first time , tonight on Central News . |
| 3 | Martinho had lost no time in recounting the true details of Osvaldo 's moment of weakness , the point at which he 'd flipped his lid for the first and last time in his career , that murderous aberration which had been the doom of old friend and new foe alike . |
| 4 | Baldwin told his Chancellor during the first weekend of October , and then proceeded to consult in ones or twos with other members of the Cabinet , the traditional free traders — Salisbury , Derby , Devonshire and Novar — as well as the natural protectionists — Amery and Hoare . |
| 5 | Louis Dersingham was clearly annoyed to find himself having answered his sister in the first place . |
| 6 | It is not known whether or not he ever returned to visit his mother during the first few years but it is certainly true that , latterly , he was not back in the county for many years . |
| 7 | If Quigley had ever had a chance of regaining his grip on the First Spiritualist Church of South Wimbledon , he had lost all hope of it now . |
| 8 | With exquisite logic , Sonic Boom is on the panel , a man who could n't stop talking , I 'm sure , if he could be bothered to open his mouth in the first place . |
| 9 | Their most expensive signing , £2.5million striker Ian Wright , sat on the bench for the opening game with a thigh strain , and turned his ankle in the first minute when coming on . |
| 10 | The helium-3 is what Palmer was trying to produce as it was the presence of this gas in the atmosphere that had stimulated his idea in the first place , but detecting it would not be easy . |
| 11 | He concealed his boredom through the first act , but by intermission he was itching to be away to claim his prize . |
| 12 | Ninety-six per cent of the voters followed his lead on the first question and two-thirds on the second . |
| 13 | He had dictated his resignation to the first secretary he encountered . |
| 14 | I remember his determination at the first exploratory meeting in the upstairs room of a small pub off Victoria Street in London . |
| 15 | Edwards , who played on despite breaking his nose in the first half , insisted : ‘ Widnes created as many chances as we did , but we were a little more clinical in our finishing . |
| 16 | At the end of my reading , the lecturer asked the newcomer his name , and I heard his voice for the first time — a soft , warm American accent , with the rich , furry tone the English find so attractive . |
| 17 | His other books included his Life of the first Marquess of Ripon ( 1921 ) . |
| 18 | I told Bates straight out that I was the only man who had the vision and know-how to keep his club in the First Division and that for a reasonable salary , say 16K a year , I would be willing to quit Athletico . |
| 19 | Ade pulled his hamstring in the first round . |
| 20 | Eoin Jess broke his ankle in the first meeting of the clubs and the cup draw was followed by a damaging share of the points between Aberdeen and Falkirk at Pittodrie in the Premier Division championship . |
| 21 | In the late 1520s and 1530s , Henry VIII had embarked on a spectacular , even murderous matrimonial career in an attempt to save his kingdom from the first part of that curse . |
| 22 | One day , in Times Square , Dustin looked up and saw his face for the first time on a billboard . |
| 23 | Glendenning follows a long trail of Darlington players who have gone to Rovers , but he is unable to force his way into the first team . |
| 24 | Members of the housing committee of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities were told of a complaint by Tweeddale District Council over a request by a tenant , who was exercising his right-to-buy for the first time , that his fiancee be included as a joint purchaser . |
| 25 | He took his text from the First Book of Samuel : |
| 26 | After a cautious start , Wharton , at 24 , a year younger than the Australian , took his time in the first three minutes before opening up with a series of punches in the next three rounds . |
| 27 | Although the hero met his death within the first 30 pages of the trilogy , the vast and mysterious intricacies of his ‘ Seldon Plan ’ still amazed the reader after 700 . |
| 28 | Yanto reached the end of the rock bridge where it disappeared into the hard sand The walking was now relatively easy as he made his way towards the first of the salmon traps , or kipes as they were called locally . |
| 29 | He made his way across the first set of tracks and reached the tail-end of a dozen coal-laden wagons . |
| 30 | He played for Surrey second XI at 20 and made his debut for the first XI in 1947 , when he played five matches . |