Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adv] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was not a skilful boxer but I did have a knock-out punch , which connected early in the first round and won me the fight . |
| 2 | ‘ Tell me how you got here in the first place . ’ |
| 3 | More than a hundred Unionist MPs were usually away from the House on military service , and 125 Unionist agents served in the trenches ; the party organization was used in the war effort at no cost to the country ; every local party was decimated by volunteers who joined up in the first rush ; and at every level , the number who joined up was more than matched by those indirectly involved through recruiting , raising money , running war charities or breeding remounts . |
| 4 | Everything came through in the first nine months of 1991 so the company was able to trade profitably . |
| 5 | We went out in the first round and Lee did n't ask me anything until he 'd hit his drive . |
| 6 | ‘ I think we did well in the first game at Ibrox , despite the result . |
| 7 | He said they played well in the first half , but then things went wrong in the second half , when Orrell had a bit of luck in scoring after a knock on . |
| 8 | The interviewees ' subjective evaluations of the service provided by the Drugs Council are intimately related to the reason why they went there in the first place . |
| 9 | This is because as and when the trust repayed the loan which the settlor had guaranteed the settlor would benefit from being released from his guarantee obligations which he gave bounteously in the first place . |
| 10 | ‘ But after what went on in the first leg , I hope we get a referee who will be strong enough to stamp out any foul play . |