Example sentences of "for his first [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trained in Ireland at the Cullinane yard for his first run of the 1984–5 season , he was then moved to Paddy Mullins , winning a handicap hurdle at Limerick Junction on his second outing for his new stable before his mood let him down again in the 1985 Gold Cup : he tried to pull himself up after a circuit and was tailed off when refusing at the last fence . |
| 2 | Well we understand that they 're going to Paul up the front and of course is still looking for his first goal of the season . |
| 3 | Atherton , back in the side for his first Test of the tour , battled through 41 overs to show England 's management why they should have picked him at Madras , while Blakey — brought in because Neil Fairbrother was still ill with a virus — has now made only seven runs from three Test innings and looks out of his depth . |
| 4 | And Keith Rowland looked comfortable when he came on for his first cap in the second half … another lad who can do a useful job for Northern Ireland in years to come . |
| 5 | LENNOX LEWIS yesterday signed new contracts for his first defence of the WBC heavyweight title against Tony Tucker in Las Vegas on 8 May , after the WBC sup- ported fight promoter Don King 's demand that the champion should receive 75 per cent — not 80 per cent . |
| 6 | VINNIE Jones returned for his first match of the season and celebrated his comeback after injury with the goal which earned Wimbledon a point . |
| 7 | After two laps Grandon fell back slightly leaving Lyons and Murray to forge ahead with Murray seeming set for his first victory in the province . |
| 8 | When you take him out for his first walk on the lead , it is always nicer if an older dog accompanies you . |
| 9 | Gymcrak Premiere ( 2.30 ) looks set for his first win of the season at Ripon . |
| 10 | Carson opens up on Gipsy Fiddler in the high speed five furlong dash and Gispy Fiddler 's trainer Jonjo O'Neill is looking for his first win of the season . |
| 11 | With Tony Adams suspended , he drafted in David O'Leary for his first game of the season alongside Andy Linighan and Steve Bould in the centre of a five-man defence . |
| 12 | Oxford crammed the midfield and brought keeper Paul Reece in for his first game of the season … he was made to work overtime as newly promoted Bolton chased their first league win … |
| 13 | Oxford crammed the midfield and brought keeper Paul Reece in for his first game of the season … he was made to work overtime as newly promoted Bolton chased their first league win … |
| 14 | Paul Bodin could be back from injury for his first game of the season |
| 15 | Paul Bodin could be back from injury for his first game of the season |
| 16 | Jamie Sylvester , the Glamorgan Seconds and Maesteg Celtic batsman is also called up for his first game of the season . |
| 17 | Striker Don Goodman is rated as doubtful with a recurring groin injury , and if he has to stand down again Hawke is likely to come in for his first game of the season probably as a partner for ex-England and Boro man Peter Davenport . |
| 18 | Ross MacLaren 's nursing his aches and pains from Tuesday , back after injury for his first game since the end of last season and back again in the side this Saturday . |
| 19 | Kempton usually rode the horse himself ( and had done so ) three weeks before the Liverpool race when Foinavon was last in the Cheltenham Gold Cup — at 500–1 — behind Woodland Venture ) , but his normal riding weight of ten stone ten pounds was way above Foinavon 's Grand National mark of ten stone , and so John Buckingham was engaged for his first ride in the great Liverpool race . |
| 20 | Walter Kent , the 72-year-old American composer of the wartime song White Cliffs of Dover , came to Britain for his first glimpse of the aforesaid cliffs . |
| 21 | Graham refused to run with me after that and in India , as he builds up for his first attempt at the London Marathon next year , he can find some other mug to tramp the streets of Delhi or Bombay with him . |