Example sentences of "[pron] [det] [noun] in the first " in BNC.

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1	Apart from O'Leary 's injury , Arsenal had things largely their own way in the first half against a Norwich team who were still obviously suffering from the disappointment of Sunday 's Cup defeat .
2	In general there was concern to protect the security of their own providers in the first year , to try to sort out the information base for contracting and setting up appropriate systems .
3	They beat Middlesbrough three two er three one rather , three one on their own ground in the first round er of the first leg that is to say of the er four matches in this particular round of the competition .
4	The Second International split on nationalistic lines in August 1914 , with each socialist party backing its own government in the First World War .
5	FORGET the time recorded by Clydal Pal in the opening heats of the Ulster Derby ( 550 ) and give him some support in the first semi-final at Dunmore Stadium tomorrow night .
6	No player will look forward to the game more than Boro goalkeeper Stephen Pears , who defied his former team in the first leg and aims to shatter their Wembley hopes .
7	A foolish general might surround his Pump Wagon with friendly units only to see the machine crunch through his own lines in the first turn !
8	As soon as ‘ Jock ’ McDougall sent a blistering back pass crashing against his own crossbar in the first minute , I knew there were only two teams in it .
9	Instead , they must now battle back from a 2-1 deficit after he punched the Glasgow club 's equaliser into his own net in the first leg of the all-British second round tie .
10	The knowledge that Puddephat had married one of his own students in the first place certainly threw a new light on his protestations of innocence at the inquest into the dead student .
11	The vendor agrees to remedy any defects at his own expense in the first two years , where the defect arises from a breach of NHBC standards .

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