Example sentences of "[noun sg] they [vb past] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In December , Stuttgart will host the Davis Cup final , in which the West Germans will defend the trophy they won for the first time by defeating Sweden in Gothenburg , and in the coming three years Frankfurt will stage the ATP Tour World Championship , which will supersede the Nabisco Masters in New York . |
| 2 | ‘ Old Mr Misfortune ’ found consolation for his latest failure by marrying his 17-year-old bride , on the very day they met for the first time , 2 September 1719 . |
| 3 | London , who retain the side that defeated the Midlands last weekend , are favourites to clinch the title they won for the first time last year . |
| 4 | But last night they admitted for the first time that Mr Mellor did not refer it to the then Prime Minister , Mrs Thatcher . |
| 5 | By the time they toured for the first time , in 1985 , they seemed silly — nothing dates as fast as an advertisement . |