Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] their first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier in 1946 Jones 's brilliance had cut short St Colman 's brave bid to capture their first MacRory Cup , but they persevered and three years later captained by Sean Blaney , Greg 's father , they won their first MacRory . |
| 2 | Motherwell took 27 minutes to create their first chance when Chris McCart carved out an opening for Joe McLeod , but the striker hesitated long enough to allow Brian Irvine to block the effort . |
| 3 | They were from Orpington , and who had travelled from Devon to attend their first QT day . |
| 4 | Havel 's first journey abroad as President , to East and West Germany on Jan. 2 , represented a further break with tradition , as it had become customary for leaders of Soviet bloc countries to make their first foreign visit to Moscow . |
| 5 | Club officials spent half an hour arguing over who had the right to wear their first strip . |
| 6 | Su Ragazzi need take only one set from the match to win their first title . |
| 7 | Bath had used a variation of this move to score their first try . |
| 8 | Very little guidance is given to students , who enrol ( with some exceptions ) in the subject of their choice and shift around at will , taking around six years to complete their first degree . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , Torino had defender Roberto Mussi sent off , but still forced champions AC Milan to drop their first point of the season as the Italian League top-of-the-table clash ended in a goalless draw . |
| 10 | Liverpool Sefton beat Bowdon 2-1 at Wyncote to record their first Premier League win , but they lost 2-0 to Ben Rhydding in the HA Cup Tie . |
| 11 | Liverpool Sefton beat Bowdon by 2-1 at Wyncote to record their first Premier League win , but they lost 2-0 to Ben Rhydding in the HA Cup . |
| 12 | That it took Hibs 37 minutes to record their first shot at Ally Maxwell vouches for the minuscule depth of their ambition and explains why they were , in the end , beaten hollow . |
| 13 | Darlington have a chance to record their first double following their 1–0 win at Valley Parade last month . |
| 14 | At best , these courses integrated the twin goals of relevance and continuity providing a set of learning experiences over 4 to 6 months which enabled several thousand NHS managers to have their first and , in many cases , only systematic opportunity for development . |
| 15 | FOOD giants Sainsbury 's says it is getting widespread support for its plans to build their first store in Gwynedd . |
| 16 | The UK 's largest friendly society , Family Assurance , has joined forces with the medical group Private Patients Plan ( PPP ) to make it easier for young people to buy their first home , with a policy called Generation Builder . |
| 17 | In this case , it is not unusual for them to decide to get another dog to keep their first dog company , and this is where the problems can arise — especially if the second dog is younger , or of a more submissive character . |
| 18 | Even here in Princeton ( only about 7,500 students ) the soccer team managed to draw a couple of thousand people to watch their first round end of season game . |
| 19 | Even though the Irish need a point in Valetta to clinch their first appearance in the finals , Charlton has agreed for Galvin to stay behind to play for the Second Division side in their Littlewoods Cup third-round second replay at Bolton . |
| 20 | But what better place for Swindon to score their first league win of the season . |
| 21 | FOUR goals from David Flood helped Essendon to record their first win of the season in the Australian Football League as they beat Footscray 91-69 at the Western Oval , writes John Jelley . |
| 22 | Still only 21 years of age in the summer of 1991 , Richard is one of the youngest players to complete their first century of Palace appearances . |
| 23 | It might still be a little premature to consign famous old clubs Nottingham and Rosslyn Park to relegation , but both have been well beaten by a resurgent Bristol — whose youthful side have been setting a blistering pace at the Memorial Ground so far this season — and their other results indicate that they face an uphill struggle to maintain their First Division status . |
| 24 | Mr Maginnis 's 12 years as a councillor ended when he advised voters to give their first preferences to his two party colleagues . |
| 25 | The range of SDLP first preferences was fairly close , that is , from 6,657 to 9,730 which suggests that steps may have been taken to persuade SDLP voters to spread their first preference votes as nearly equally as possible between the three candidates . |
| 26 | It took them five overs to score their first run and they were only saved from disaster by captain Allan Lamb . |
| 27 | With Royal Berkshire establishing a strong lead in Area 7 , Riverside Chiswick also pulled out all the stops to move up a place above Carlton London — who sat out this round — by beating the unfortunate BBC , who remained at the foot of the table to record their first win this season . |