Example sentences of "he [verb] [verb] his first [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Moses was 40 when he tried to strike his first blow for freedom ( 2:11–12 ) , which ended in disaster . |
| 2 | After he has made his first claim for Landor , Pound writes two paragraphs of the sort that have provoked near-apoplexy , because they have not been taken in the spirit that Pound intended : |
| 3 | A brickie does not college N B Qs he needs to build his first house and first novel and immediately becoming an international best seller . |
| 4 | To ask the Prime Minister when he plans to make his first visit to Liverpool . |
| 5 | As a kid , Rush 's first love was Everton — yet when he paid to watch his first League game it was , fittingly , Spurs v Liverpool at White Hart Lane . |
| 6 | A seven-iron and one putt later he had recorded his first birdie of the day . |
| 7 | Of these the most important was Hartley , after whom he had named his first son . |
| 8 | He had made his first apport as a teenager . |
| 9 | He had seen his first Rottweiler in the UK whilst visiting a police dog training centre and he was greatly impressed with his working ability . |
| 10 | The Club 's President revealed along the way that he had played his first golf at St Andrew 's in 1886 , aged 3½ , when he had used a wooden putter . |
| 11 | He died a year ago , ’ said Coffin shortly ; he had liked his first boss . |
| 12 | He had published his first book of poetry , Here And Now , in 1946 ; his second , Now Is The Place , in 1948 — shortly before Leonard chanced on Lorca 's poetry . |
| 13 | He had read his first book , Soho Nights , and praised it knowledgeably . |
| 14 | He paused to take his first mouthful of fish . |
| 15 | He 's had his first bottle . ’ |