Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] first serious " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the death of his grandfather in 1938 Keyes was inspired to write his first serious poem ‘ Elegy ’ . |
| 2 | A contingent headed for Plymouth and met their first serious resistance at Trematon Castle by Saltash , held for the King by Sir Richard Grenville . |
| 3 | THE Chicago Board of Trade , the world 's largest futures exchange , was slapped by the past this week when its chief regulator lodged its first serious complaint against the exchange , over an episode that took place three years ago . |
| 4 | The latter victory was also somewhat remarkable as Cordwell , who is ranked one place above Reggi in 19th , was playing her first serious singles match since a back injury forced her out for the game almost six months ago . |
| 5 | Now , however , Nietzsche was making his first serious attempt to put into practice the " wholeness " he aspired to . |
| 6 | The American , playing his first serious match since April 9 because of tendonitis in his right wrist , lost 5–7 6–2 6–1 to German Carl-Uwe Steeb in the first round . |
| 7 | It was only when I was in Holland that I had my first serious doubts that I might actually fail and have to marry Janice — in which case there was no way I would wish to claim custody . ’ |
| 8 | NIGEL AND ELEANOR HAD THEIR FIRST SERIOUS QUARREL A FEW months later . |
| 9 | Then , when Ollie reached about 18 months of age , out of the blue , they had their first serious fight . |
| 10 | ‘ When we got our first serious analysis from the system in January 1992 , there was a minor panic at the amount of sick days reported , although it was not quite so bad when we analysed the figures further and found that one employee 's long-term sickness was affecting the averages . |
| 11 | LOUISE STUART faces her first serious test of the summer track season in the Northern Championships at Blackpool this weekend having completed her final exams at Newcastle Polytechnic yesterday . |
| 12 | The drug now faces its first serious contender in omeprazole , made by Astra , a Swedish firm . |
| 13 | When those techniques have been mastered , the student is ready to make his first serious destruction attempt . |