Example sentences of "[vb past] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] [pos pn] first " in BNC.

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1 One student described her feelings in her first weeks at university .
2 The House will know that he changed his allegation between his first and third questions .
3 If ever a politician lost his audience with his first sentence it was Meacher .
4 SOUTH AFRICAN captain Kepler Wessels yesterday led his team to their first Test victory since 1970 .
5 Normally Cleo avoided his customers after her first inspection .
6 It proved its mettle in its first dive , an expedition to the Arctic to photograph the wreck of the Breadalbane ( New Scientist , vol 89 , p 136 ) , 105 metres down .
7 The choir , funded by Hampshire County Council , proved their potential at their first concert in December and have now several other events planned including concerts in Southampton Guildhall and Winchester Cathedral .
8 Since then he has won the Masters , inspired his country to their first Davis Cup victory and added the US Open to a third Wimbledon title .
9 He destroyed my dreams in his first sentence by assuring me that the current wrought iron well cover only dated to the beginning of this century .
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