Example sentences of "went [adv prt] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Well , we really got on well together , and when the bell rang for the first round we went on to the first tee and an official is there to check out which clubs and what type of ball Butch is using .
2 There was one in this show when Charity Barnum 's understudy went on for the first time .
3 ‘ But after what went on in the first leg , I hope we get a referee who will be strong enough to stamp out any foul play .
4 Er , thank you , Mr Chairman , to me erm , this went on from the first paper that chose the effects of the food and management of the er , the fire local services , whereas carried through and it will be interesting to see next year er what the situation is , in order to the position of the as it were , this year , benefit of everything that has previous administration .
5 Then I saw an advert for a new consciousness-raising group in Spare Rib , and went along to the first meeting .
6 He was a miner and he went off to the First World War and got killed .
7 Patrick took his tea and went up to the first floor , to the long landing window which looked over the village green .
8 Skipping an Ipswich rink , Roy Cutts , who had achieved a rare distinction of qualifying for all four championships — singles , pairs , triples and fours — went out in the first round of the fours to Egham of Surrey .
9 We went out in the first round and Lee did n't ask me anything until he 'd hit his drive .
10 He put the letter in his Out tray and moved on to another piece of paper , and then he stopped and went back to the first letter .
11 A total of 1,767 businesses went under in the first quarter of this year , as against 2,074 a year earlier .
12 A total of 1,767 businesses went under in the first quarter of this year , as against 2,074 a year earlier .
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