Example sentences of "[vb past] well [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cutting that over the numbers had me down and stopped well before the first intersection , a distance of around 400 metres , and I could have done much better if I 'd heaved on the brakes , which are single Goodyear discs with excellent stopping power . |
| 2 | He said they played well in the first half , but then things went wrong in the second half , when Orrell had a bit of luck in scoring after a knock on . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the yacht did well on the first leg , finishing sixth . |
| 4 | American oil companies did well in the first quarter , helped by fat profits on refining . |
| 5 | ‘ I think we did well in the first game at Ibrox , despite the result . |
| 6 | A great wave of Greek influence in Rome began in the mid-second century BC with the conquest of Greece , and lasted well into the first century , by which time it had become a well-established fashion for young men of well-to-do families to complete their education in Athens . |