Example sentences of "[vb past] their [noun] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the past 30 years investors in American and British IPOs who sold their shares on the first trading day earned returns of 15% and 12% respectively . |
| 2 | Perhaps this was what those few loud-mouthed rabbit-eyed creatures who dropped their bombs at the first flak and then came back and talked about the target area had felt like . |
| 3 | Graham Stamper and Mick Jones scored their goals in the first half , after Dean Ashton had given the home side an early lead . |
| 4 | DESPITE the impressive 38–4 scoreline against London Crusaders , there was a distinct lack of style to match the occasion yesterday as Sheffield secured their return to the First Division in a game spoilt by strong wind . |
| 5 | The Gulamalis received their rent for the first three months , then nothing for four months , and were told the computer was broken , the accounts were being moved , the cheque was in the post , and so on . |
| 6 | MALONE opened their defence of the First Trust Senior Cup with an easy victory over North at Ormeau yesterday . |
| 7 | Most Bangladeshi mothers breastfed their babies for the first few weeks , switching to either combination or bottle feeding after this period . |
| 8 | On 25th May , while the German army raced ruthlessly across Belgium and the inhabitants of England watched their skies for the first signs of airborne invasion , the scientists in the Oxford Pathology Department performed a crucial experiment . |
| 9 | Standing in front of the hall is a war memorial , which records the names of 13 men who served and/or lost their lives during the First World War . |
| 10 | At least ninety-three people lost their lives in the first days of fighting . |
| 11 | More disasters followed , when it was found that the track had been laid slightly out-of-gauge , and all of the new cars 27–41 broke their axles in the first two weeks . |
| 12 | The question is whether England reached their peak for the first 45 minutes of Hamilton or whether they have the resources of skill and spirit to play even better seven days later at Pukekohe . |
| 13 | Some others , however , like the earl of Sandwich , sent their sons in the first instance to the local grammar school . |
| 14 | The clock was installed in 1920 with money raised by the parishioners with the intention of creating a long-lasting memorial to those who served and gave their lives in the First World War . |
| 15 | World At One and PM increased their ratings in the first week of the campaign and Today maintained its 1.3 million audience . |
| 16 | ENGLAND 'S Colts emulated their seniors for the first time in three seasons at the Parc de Pugh in Brecon by toppling the Welsh Youth in no uncertain fashion . |