Example sentences of "[noun sg] they [verb] [prep] the first " 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 | Three miles below the village they came upon the first of the hallowed plantations of Father Noah . |
| 3 | A panel of experts , appointed by the Council of Europe last November to advise the Community , found that some European states have yet to develop rules on recourse to DNA analysis in forensic work — a shortcoming they set as the first priority . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But last night they admitted for the first time that Mr Mellor did not refer it to the then Prime Minister , Mrs Thatcher . |
| 7 | Within a few yards of the bank on which they had spent the uneasy night they came across the first sign of man . |
| 8 | This has made farmers think about changing the amount of money they spend on the first two inputs , shown at X on the diagram . |
| 9 | Rangers had lost some of the invention they displayed in the first half , but still had Ferdinand eagerly searching for a goal . |
| 10 | The only rough treatment they got in the first half , worked in their favour , as Jim Magilton was hauled down , but up he bounced to hit home the penalty . |
| 11 | Children can start to earn stickers for the chart every time they comply with the first request . |
| 12 | By the time they toured for the first time , in 1985 , they seemed silly — nothing dates as fast as an advertisement . |