Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] [pos pn] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Millwall v Arsenal Arsenal still have to find their form of a year ago but they continue to pick up points at regular intervals , and with Marwood fit and Groves recovered from a virus they should have the resources to beat a Millwall side again lacking Briley and looking for their first League win since September 23 . |
| 2 | ’ Its success gave Hardy the confidence to revive the manuscript of A Pair of Blue Eyes , put aside after the failure of Desperate Remedies , and embark on his first attempt at a serial , the form in which many 19th century novels originally appeared . |
| 3 | In 1920 they were promoted to the First Division and got to their first Cup final , against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge , where they were beaten 1–0 . |
| 4 | In 1961 he founded another seminary , St Vincent 's College , Langbank , and served as its first rector until 1974 . |
| 5 | Angel tools around London in a black cab , getting into scrapes and surviving by his first rule of life : ‘ It 's better to be lucky than good ’ . |
| 6 | Well Soupy , all that 's left is to wish you all the best , and roll on your first goal for Linfield . |
| 7 | ‘ Go home and think of your first husband divorced and your second husband killed in a jet and your third husband blowing his brains out , go home and think of the dozens of abortions you 've had , go home and think of that and your damned caesarian sections too , and your children who hate your guts ! |
| 8 | It was a pity that he was not left with his aircraft , as he was put on standby as soon as we arrived at Takali , and killed on his first operation in Malta … ’ |
| 9 | He paid and left for his first call at a dealer 's house in the Place du Bourg-de-Four . |
| 10 | He taught her brother how to roll a cigarette , and she remembered him doubling up with delighted laughter as the boy coughed and spluttered on his first smoke . |
| 11 | The handkerchief that she 'd been twisting and untwisting at our first interview came out again , this time to her eyes . |
| 12 | Paul completed the 54 mile London to Brighton race last year and qualified for his first 100km Track Race which took place in Nottingham . |