Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adv prt] in [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Everything came through in the first nine months of 1991 so the company was able to trade profitably . |
| 3 | We went out in the first round and Lee did n't ask me anything until he 'd hit his drive . |
| 4 | The late arrival by 13 minutes of three of their key players left Peterlee with too much work to do at Consett where they went down in a first division game by 91 points to 58 as they were left wondering what effect Ivor James , Gord Laing and Allen Quarmby might have had had they been there for the start . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |