Example sentences of "take the [noun] for [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Randalstown club came ever so close to taking the title for the first time , and had they done so they arguably would have been the first second division club to win Ireland 's blue riband team championship . |
| 2 | Clydebank then completed a breathtaking comeback by taking the lead for the first time after 68 minutes . |
| 3 | Not prone to understatement , our Michael , as witness the opening paragraph of his colourful piece on the day Tendulkar took the field for the first time : The ghost of Lord Hawke failed to rise from the grave . |
| 4 | The encouraging February figure took the total for the first two months of 1993 to 291,923 — nearly 11pc up on the January-February , 1992 , figure of 263,096 . |
| 5 | Wakefield soon took the lead for the first time when Conway 's towering kick bounced over the line for Mason to touch down near the posts . |
| 6 | Showing no remorse , Parrott compiled a 75-break ; he took the lead for the first time with a more orthodox run of 83 in the next and then forged 4–2 ahead with a superb 70 clearance to black in frame six after trailing 58–0 . |
| 7 | Wales , who needed to beat England to take the crown for the first time , led 3–2 after the morning foursomes and at one point were in front in seven of the 10 singles . |
| 8 | The second half proved a nightmare as the visitors hit the first three baskets to take the lead for the first time and stay there for a 7670 victory . |
| 9 | Until then , Cambridge had looked set to record only their second win in 17 years and to take the trophy for the first time since its introduction by the present sponsors in 1987 . |
| 10 | This was always going to be a difficult match for Hammer to win , as they were up against a ‘ Mill side eager to take the trophy for the first time since 1974 . |