Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] his first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Immovable and unyielding , England openside flanker PETER WINTERBOTTOM has been an almost permanent feature of England sides since he won his first cap a decade ago . |
| 2 | Winterbottom 's game has always been based on his uncompromising attitude on the field ever since he won his first cap against the Wallabies in 1982 . |
| 3 | Even less , after he broke his first bone . |
| 4 | He 's off sick today , from today , how long will it be before he gets his first cheque from us . |
| 5 | PRESIDENT Bill Clinton last night pledged to maintain the special relationship between Britain and the United States before he began his first meeting with John Major . |
| 6 | While I came to the Arctic when I realized that climbing , my first love , was losing its appeal , Tony was born to the area , loving it , one might believe , even before he saw his first photograph of it . |
| 7 | He was a protégé of Sir William Chambers , who saw to it that he worked in every artistic department , including that of interior decoration , before he designed his first house at the age of eighteen . |
| 8 | Sole , of course , came to the attention of leading English players some time before he won his first cap against France ( an 18-17 win ) at Murrayfield in January 1986 . |
| 9 | We were very grateful to Tim Rodber for turning out for us against Harlequins the week before he won his first cap . |
| 10 | He played 138 consecutive League matches in the top flight before he missed his first game , through sickness , at Wolverhampton on 14 October 1972 . |
| 11 | Friends claim he underwent a drastic change when he served his first prison sentence for burglary . |
| 12 | In 908/1502–3 , when he sought his first appointment , the kazasker of Rumeli was Hacihasanzade and the kazasker of Anadolu was Molla " Abd al-Rahman b . |
| 13 | You used to see my my father 's eyes sparkle when he had his first pint of the day ! |
| 14 | I thought , I 'll tell you who he used to remind me of , cos I sta he started coming to me when he had his first car and he reminded me yo ma , you know erm Seventy Seventy Sunset Strip ? |
| 15 | When he scores his first coulpe of goals I reckon hell take off . |
| 16 | Ivan was beside him when he shot his first German . |
| 17 | Doherty was aghast 12 months ago when he made his first attempt to win the title and lost heavily to the unfancied Fergal O'Brien but this year he was determined to wipe out that memory and win his third title in a matter of months . |
| 18 | STARTLED is the unsuspecting visitor when he meets his first restaurant bill in one of the chic capitals of French-speaking Africa . |
| 19 | The Tiso retail empire was born when he opened his first climbing shop in Edinburgh in 1962 . |
| 20 | When he arrived his first task was to light the one and only office fire . |
| 21 | Thomas last played in the full England side 13 months ago when he won his first cap in Saudi Arabia and did little of consequence . |
| 22 | Elation returned after 27 months ' drought when he won his first ranking tournament at the Mercantile Credit in Bournemouth last January . |
| 23 | When he turned his first thought was that she too had been designed to impress . |
| 24 | Platt provided the perfect answer when he completed his first hat-trick after 67 minutes and soon the energetic Palmer notched a fourth . |
| 25 | And when he built his first engine it was made out of erm iron and stuff and was extremely heavy . |
| 26 | ‘ He was enjoying it , he loathed MacQuillan , ’ he said and reminded her that Shildon and he had worked for MacQuillan when he bought his first paper . |
| 27 | A beady glint appeared in Manolo 's clear blue eyes as he got his first scent of blood money and began to turn into a shark . |
| 28 | I 'll be talking to arch modernizer Harriet Harman , and John Cole takes a sideways look at the Chancellor 's dilemma as he prepares his first budget . |
| 29 | Kharin , unable to speak a word of English , saw Hitchcock pull off one of the saves of the season as he watched his first match following a £400,000 transfer from CSKA Moscow . |
| 30 | The 24-year-old local hero failed to find the superb form which saw him win the French Indoor Championships , as he lost his first match to Pete Sampras , 7–6 ( 7–5 ) , 7–6 ( 7–3 ) . |