Example sentences of "he [verb] [prep] the first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tackle he made in the first few minutes when Giggs was straight through on Beeny must be enough to get him Young Player of the Year . |
| 2 | ‘ They have been very supportive , ’ he says of the first major professional stage production of the novels . |
| 3 | And he was encouraged by the way he came through the first 10-round contest of his 33-fight unbeaten career . |
| 4 | And he was encouraged by the way he came through the first 10-round contest of his 33-fight unbeaten career . |
| 5 | Because HAI was in its infancy , in every job he filled during the first few years he had an American opposite number , sometimes with 30 years ' experience of the industry . |
| 6 | The self pride he showed in the first two books is shown to be the very cause of his gradual destruction and inner hell . |
| 7 | He showed in the first official Surrealist exhibition in Paris in 1925 and the following year he had his first solo show . |
| 8 | The Pitman yard , which has done so well in this race — one winner , a second and two thirds since 1983 — believe he will adapt to the unique Aintree fences , and as long as he copes with the first few , they feel he must go close . |
| 9 | In 1578 he subscribed to the first unsuccessful colonizing voyage of Sir Humphrey Gilbert [ q.v . ] . |
| 10 | Alright he was carrying an injury but surely the onus of the team should not rest on a single player — and besides what was he doing for the first 80 minutes on Saturday . |
| 11 | In October he flew at the first British flying meeting at Doncaster , and there he became a naturalized British subject . |
| 12 | He put on the first English show of American Abstract Expressionists , and the British critics sniffed . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't worry , ’ he answered with the first real amusement of the day , ‘ mine does . ’ |
| 14 | He hobbled through the first available door , which was marked Adjutant General , and saw a red-faced major seated behind the desk . |
| 15 | Love , the second round leader , could not maintain the pace he set over the first two rounds and had to settle for a third round 71 . |
| 16 | When he comes to the first dramatic event he appears to be reaching towards a dramatic present here comes but is constrained by the prevailing past tense of the narration . |