Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [prep] his first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bright , drafted in for his first start following injuries to David Hirst and Paul Warhurst , put them in front , but Trevor Francis 's men still had to settle for a point at Stamford Bridge . |
| 2 | And Keith Rowland looked comfortable when he came on for his first cap in the second half … another lad who can do a useful job for Northern Ireland in years to come . |
| 3 | A boy came home after his first rugby game with a broken nose , a torn ear and three loose teeth , but he could n't remember who they belonged to . |
| 4 | Jose-Maria Olazabal finished on a better note with a 70 and was five under par for the last three rounds , which partially made up for his first round of 76 . |
| 5 | Brian Swan was first to the ball when Townsend 's penalty came off the right-hand post and Swan was also in support of the stand-off when he touched down for his first try . |
| 6 | The following year he won the 500 race at the North West at 88.71mph , and then went on to his first World Championship successes , in both the 350 and 500 classes , the first man ever to do so . |
| 7 | Jim went off for his first day at work in a mood of tender incredulity , still unable to stop smiling . |
| 8 | Nigel went off for his first term , and when he came back he was Oliver . |
| 9 | This year he went out in his first heat at the Hard Rock . |
| 10 | Miles thought back to his first season as a hunter . |
| 11 | There was little debate about the penalty , which Saunders converted comfortably for his first goal in nine matches . |
| 12 | It is worth noting that Sir John Reresby appeared twice after his first entry , presumably as the owner of empty houses , and that women who were heads of households were often described as widows rather than given their Christian names . |
| 13 | He did superbly in his first repechage fight . |
| 14 | Mussolini had some ominously persuasive sayings — ‘ who has steel has bread ’ was one of the most popular — but failed miserably at his first attempt to gain legal power in 1920 . |
| 15 | Here Lewis chipped in with his first contribution : ‘ What about shipping them all off on one of these circular tours you know , on the buses ? ’ |