Example sentences of "their [det] [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those unemployed were to receive 100 per cent of their former wage during the first month of redundancy and 60 per cent thereafter . |
| 2 | So too does its preoccupation with the shadow of death , looming in their own generation for the first time . |
| 3 | Until now guests at the new premises on Harewood Hill have had to find their own way to the first floor . |
| 4 | Apart from O'Leary 's injury , Arsenal had things largely their own way in the first half against a Norwich team who were still obviously suffering from the disappointment of Sunday 's Cup defeat . |
| 5 | His revelation touched a nerve among viewers , many of whom phoned in to say how his courage had helped them admit their own problem for the first time . |
| 6 | Crusaders were pinned back in their own half for the first 20 minutes as the visiting pack was dominant . |
| 7 | In general there was concern to protect the security of their own providers in the first year , to try to sort out the information base for contracting and setting up appropriate systems . |
| 8 | They beat Middlesbrough three two er three one rather , three one on their own ground in the first round er of the first leg that is to say of the er four matches in this particular round of the competition . |
| 9 | These pressures are much greater among the young who are attempting to find their own accommodation for the first time . |