Example sentences of "[noun] their first [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | A goal from former Rangers striker Bobby Williamson two minutes into injury time at the end of the contest handed the Glasgow side their first home defeat since March 1992 . |
2 | A goal from former Rangers striker Bobby Williamson two minutes into injury time at the end of the contest handed the Glasgow side their first home defeat since March 1992 . |
3 | The dinner would have given many motoring journalists their first chance to see the new Mondeo model , which will replace the Sierra . |
4 | Indeed , asking subjects their first thoughts on seeing the critical slide confirmed that they were more likely to be thinking about the woman than the general environment in the arousal condition . |
5 | For someone over seventy her descent of that great staircase was as good as a frolic ; her satchel swung wildly round merrily bumping her large bottom , her sensible suede shoes skippetty-hopped like the finest quality glass slippers , while her honest tweed skirt flirted up her legs in order to give her long beige knickers their first sight of the sunshine in quarter of a century . |
6 | In the fourth division , Hereford United play their first home league match of the New Year . |
7 | A FREE KICK goal two minutes from the end by Jimmy Phillips gave Middlesbrough their first victory , 2–1 over Tranmere , in five League games and improved their Second Division play-off hopes at Prenton Park . |
8 | Scotland 's Sarah Gourlay , from Prestwick , gave Scotland their first victory in the women 's world indoor singles championship in Guernsey last night with a 3–1 final win over defending champion England 's Mary Price . |
9 | With the 23 May air-flight went muster rolls giving relatives at home their first news of survivors in the Force . |
10 | The Cowboys handed the Denver Broncos their first home defeat of the season in a 31-27 thriller . |
11 | SUBSTITUTE Mixu Paatelainen earned Aberdeen their first victory at Parkhead under manager Willie Miller as Celtic 's lack of fire power again proved costly . |
12 | SUBSTITUTE Mix-up Paatelainen earned Aberdeen their first victory at Parkhead under manager Willie Miller as Celtic 's lack of fire power again proved costly . |
13 | Info World is betting IBM and Apple Computer Inc bow their first Kaleida product at Comdex next month . |
14 | Glentoran skipper Barney Bowers hotly disputed the penalty award that gave Coleraine 's Mark McWalter their first goal . |
15 | Souness was still grumbling about the decisions that went against his team — the penalty that gave Coventry their first goal , the free-kick that led to their second , an offside flag that never came for the third and the sending off of Jamie Redknapp . |
16 | Within this hangar-like construction six or seven ‘ turrets ’ were housed , giving student gunners their first taste of their chosen art . |
17 | BARRY Patton 's two goal first half salvo helped sink Coleraine and give Omagh Town their first victory of the season at Ballycastle Road this afternoon . |
18 | Following closely on the heels of the micro-mainframe link , the LAN gave many organisations their first management information system ( MIS ) . |
19 | JULIAN O'NEILL 's 62nd minute try denied Trinity their first victory at Naughton Park for 16 years . |
20 | If , for any reason , these other institutions find themselves short of liquidity their first resort will be to the discount market for repayment . |
21 | When I meet industrialists their first question is , ’ How can we prevent a return to the policies still advocated by the Labour party ? ’ |
22 | It took just five days for ‘ Meat Is Murder ’ to give Rough Trade their first number one album . |
23 | The model of the tap and the glass however explains that for some people their first experience of anxiety symptoms was not caused by any specific frightful encounter but rather by the insidious , unapparent build-up of stress , one drop at a time . |
24 | On that basis , we could still win the World Cup by giving 11 newcomers their first England caps . |
25 | Gleeson equalised for London when he met a cross at the far post from his fellow winger Wyke , but Ralph then gave Oxford their first win since they beat Cheam on October 21 . |
26 | Away games gave working-class youths their first taste of comfortable living . |
27 | The series gave Chapman and his players their first experience of air travel , a venture which in the early days of flying took some courage . |
28 | The 11 tourists , with a lot of help from the four friends who made up last night 's team , gave an astounding display to inflict on France their first defeat here for seven years . |
29 | He scored a bagful of goals to help the club book their first passport to Europe two years ago and went on to star in their Ulster Cup winning team the next season . |
30 | GARY CHATFIELD 'S 77th-minute solo try handed Trinity their first home defeat in three months and eased Rovers ' relegation worries . |