Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [prep] their first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bombay boys Kambli , Amre and Sachin Tendulkar totalled 359 runs between them in their first Test appearances on their home ground . |
| 2 | Students will be expected to have a thorough knowledge of them for their first grading exam . |
| 3 | No fewer than seven of his siblings had died there — five of them before their first birthday . |
| 4 | However , young chaffinches that have heard chaffinch song during their first 90 days also sing a poor version of it in their first spring ( Figure 3.10c ) ; but they improve with practice until they sing a normal song . |
| 5 | However , a letter is sent out to newly qualified drivers advising they have a qualified instructor with them for their first motorway trips . |
| 6 | He always thanked anyone who did , she noticed , and felt a return of the respect he had inspired in her at their first meeting . |
| 7 | He had condemned her and the warmth she had sensed in him from their first meeting had all gone . |
| 8 | Speaking in Brussels , where the Community dimension of the drama is becoming a major debate , the Labour leader , Mr Neil Kinnock , said : ‘ Freedom is magnetic and it is natural that the people of Eastern Europe should lunge for it at their first chance . ’ |