Example sentences of "[num ord] day [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The observance began on the fourteenth day of the first month and lasted for a week . |
| 2 | Yesterday a Birmingham small claims court ordered Warwickshire , the ground authority , to repay the full admission price to five England supporters who felt cheated after only two balls were bowled on the second day of the first Test . |
| 3 | OPENER David Boon hit a five-hour century yesterday as Australia struggled on the fourth day of the first Test against the West Indies in Brisbane . |
| 4 | The first day of the first month in the Year of the Horse was at hand . |
| 5 | In Brisbane , Sri Lanka ground out their highest score in the three Tests they have played against Australia , adding 194 in six hours yesterday to end the third day of the first Test on 275 for six . |
| 6 | Arthurton , who survived a strong appeal for a catch behind on 78 , lifted West Indies to 371 all out for a 78-run first innings lead on the third day of the first Test . |
| 7 | Opener Roshan Mahanama struck his maiden Test century with a classy 153 to put Sri Lanka in charge at 299–4 in reply to New Zealand 's first innings 288 on the third day of the first Test in Colombo . |