Example sentences of "[noun sg] at [noun prp] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Derry were the better side at Gortakeegan for the first minutes they squandered several chances to kill off newcomers Monaghan and paid the penalty when the home side clawed their way back to force an equaliser . |
| 2 | A total of 1,200 African migrants had been arrested by the Civil Guard at Algeciras in the first eight months of 1992 . |
| 3 | After the race Mrs Fagan was presented with the trophy , a set of three cut glass decanters , by Mrs Alan Munns , whose husband is managing director of Munns who were sponsoring a race at Ascot for the first time . |
| 4 | We were caught on our last night at Dhundi by the first of seven days bad weather . |
| 5 | United won the game at Molineux in the first half . |
| 6 | Her life at Remaisnil in the first years had no routine ; she continued to travel regularly around Europe overseeing shops as well as production in Helmond . |
| 7 | There are fears of reprisals after Wright was involved in a controversial coin-throwing incident at Highbury in the first leg . |
| 8 | England invited to tour Soviet Union David Plummer greets the arrival at Twickenham of the first Soviet national rugby team to visit the British Isles . |