Example sentences of "they [verb] in the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only rough treatment they got in the first half , worked in their favour , as Jim Magilton was hauled down , but up he bounced to hit home the penalty . |
| 2 | The development plans which they produced in the first decade of independence were for the most part competent , well thought out and well presented . |
| 3 | By removing the incentive to become or to stay competitive , countries risk losing in the longer term the benefits they sought in the first place . |
| 4 | They showed in the first half why they were the bookies ’ favourites , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Rangers had lost some of the invention they displayed in the first half , but still had Ferdinand eagerly searching for a goal . |
| 6 | They went in the first ambulance with the man with the facial injuries . |
| 7 | They did in the first century , and they do still when the Christians come out of their ghettos and chatter the good news in the streets . |
| 8 | They have in the first year written 30,000 plans with a total of £900 million sums assured recording £100 million in premium income . |