Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] his first [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Phil , who walked away with about £70m from the takeover of Harris Queensway , has built Carpetright into one of Britain 's leading carpet retailers after opening his first store in London 's Canning Town in 1988 . |
| 2 | Keegan is desperate to stay after savouring his first taste in management by keeping United in the Second Division . |
| 3 | He became seriously ill shortly after taking his first job in a surveyor 's office . |
| 4 | Laurent was quick to take the opportunity of correcting his first impressions in several places after Green 's maps were published and Charles Roeder is strong in his contempt . |
| 5 | A ‘ recent French court prototype ’ was adapted to serve Edward 's purpose of commemorating his first wife in a series of cenotaphs . |
| 6 | Lynch ungraciously dropped Wilson early in 1936 before losing his first fight in two and a half years , a non-title match in Belfast . |
| 7 | ‘ The whole of this club is rooting for him and wishing him well , ’ added the comparatively young Liverpool chairman , who admitted to finding his first year in office ‘ a difficult baptism ’ . |