Example sentences of "the [num ord] [noun sg] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Sewell has a unique claim to a place in any gallery of Palace heroes , because he was the popular and talented skipper of the team which took our club into the 1st Division for the first time in its history , back in 1969 . |
| 2 | Newman , a decision in which the misappropriation theory was adopted by the Second Circuit for the first time , the court held that Newman had stolen information from his employer and had thereby breached his fiduciary duties to his employer and his employer 's clients . |
| 3 | Though one of the youngest dogs in training at Romford — he is still officially classified as a puppy — PJ has already demonstrated a fine turn of paw , winning over 400 metres earlier this month and cracking the 25-second barrier for the first . |
| 4 | Another was the last goal he scored for us , on 30 September 1967 when , in front of a record crowd for a League fixture of 30,006 , Terry struck the only goal of the match against QPR , to put the Palace on top of the 2nd Division for the first time in our history . |
| 5 | Northampton got to the fifth round for the first time after beating Bristol City ( finalists in 1909 ) and then Darlington , in a replay at home . |
| 6 | KEVIN DEARDEN saved a second-half penalty to earn Birmingham a 2–1 victory over Bolton which lifted them back to the top of the Third Division for the first time since November . |
| 7 | North-East football joined in the celebrations with Newcastle United victorious at Leicester City ending any lingering doubts they might drop into the Third Division for the first time in their illustrious history . |
| 8 | The Building Society secretary from Bladon in Oxfordshire had a good start to the tournament , reaching the third round for the first time . |
| 9 | The Building Society secretary from Bladon in Oxfordshire had a good start to the tournament , reaching the third round for the first time . |