Example sentences of "[noun] take first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The local Rathfriland club took first place in the club team category .
2 Century kept a share of the prizes at home with John Aslanian taking first handicap award from a nett 45.56 after an allowance of 21 minutes .
3 Century kept a share of the prizes at home , with John Aslanian taking first handicap award from a nett 45.56. , after an allowance of 21 minutes .
4 It was a terrific grind with all the work at the College to take first place , and Greek and French to be squeezed in somehow .
5 Rhodes could well become a double international as he is in the South African national hockey squad , but so far the hockey union has n't followed cricket down the integration path and cricket at the moment takes first place on his agenda .
6 Des Lancaster took first prize in the sell-out St Helens AA Open at Carr Mill Dam with 9lb 7oz .
7 Stabbed policewoman takes first steps
8 Notarbartolo cooked lamb cutlets with pimentos , wild mushrooms and a sharp shallot gravy to take first prize of a 40-piece Dudson china dinner service .
9 Ratagan and Luib took first watch , whilst the rest lay and listened to the wind , felt it tugging at the tarpaulin .
10 Waterstones staff took first prize in two recent publisher competitions .
11 Father took first bullet
12 ‘ Have you brought a sample of your urine taken first thing in the morning ? ’
13 BRAVE teenager Clifford Wilde took first place in a charity wheelchair race at the weekend which should help other people with disabilities become more mobile themselves .
14 He was delighted when his giant vegetable took first prize in the pumpkin section at the Newdigate Horticultural Show in Surrey .
15 The children took first prize ahead of a hundred other teams .
16 Only 18 per cent of those living in areas of " low " unemployment took first jobs which were temporary , but 26 per cent of those living in areas of " medium " unemployment and 33 per cent in areas of " high " unemployment did so .
17 Soccer : McClair takes first prize RUMBELOWS CUP FINAL
18 Janet takes first dose of new drug
19 Fortuitous Ian Clark took first prize ( a bottle of wine ) , for guessing twenty-four correctly without clues .
20 For afters , Fruity Snow White took first place .
21 Michael Maguire of Craigavon took first prize in the black and white section .
22 A joint effort by Valerie Dennis and Anita Clifford took first prize ( box of chocolates ) for correctly matching all twenty-eight people using clues .
23 Smart partnered Len Ramsbottom of Diss to take first prize in a four ball better ball with 40 points .
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