Example sentences of "[verb] three [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Against San Marino at Hampden in November 1991 , Scotland scored three times in the first half but then finished up with so many forwards that order went out the window and only one more goal was scored amid the scramble created by having Mo Johnston and Kevin Gallacher supplement John Robertson , McCoist and Gordon Durie . |
| 2 | Faldo powered into the lead in the race for the £366,000 top prize with a series of rapier thrusts producing three birdies in the first six holes on the tough Tryall course skirting the Caribbean . |
| 3 | Another winner of its three heats , Watabid ( 10 metres ) also faces a stiff challenge against one of the remaining back markers , Ah Jaycee , which wears the stripes and receives three metres in the first semi-final tonight . |
| 4 | Students take three subjects in the first year and in subsequent years continue with two of these subjects either as joint or major/minor options for the honours degree . |
| 5 | They ought to have pocketed three points in the first half-hour but Tony Adams , a more threatening centre-forward on his forays than the current Alan Smith , missed the target with two headers and David Rocastle let Dave Beasant save a penalty , much as the stretch-version keeper had done for Wimbledon in the 1988 FA Cup final . |
| 6 | Students study three subjects in the first year , after which they may continue with one of these subjects for an honours degree . |