Example sentences of "[noun] its first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to InfoCorp figures believed to be close to the mark , it installed 10,000 units its first year in the business , giving it the number one slot in that market . |
| 2 | Playing at an altitude of over 5,000 feet and in humid conditions , Canada introduced only two new caps , B.C. no.8 Colin McKenzie and Scott MacKinnon , the Ontario wing who joined flanker Gord to give Canada its first instance of brothers appearing together in the same international side . |
| 3 | That helps Ferguson , torn between letting his back-to-form strike force of Mark Hughes and Brian McClair continue their good work , and giving Old Trafford its first sight of the controversial £1.2 million newcomer . |
| 4 | The November results gave the locally based Union pour la démocratie et le développement à Mayumba its first seat , bringing the number of parties represented in the new parliament to eight . |
| 5 | Within three years , his 90 wickets helped bring Trent Bridge its first championship in over half a century . |
| 6 | Sydney , Australia 's Dawn Technologies Pty has formed Auspex Systems Australia to market Auspex 's servers there and in New Zealand expecting $3m in sales its first year . |
| 7 | However , following a successful campaign under German coach Karl-Heinz Feldkamp , who brought the Istanbul outfit its first title since 1988 , the wealthy and ambitious club wants to reinforce for a European Cup assault next term . |
| 8 | It also gave Apple its first opening into the corporate PC market , many companies bought Macintosh systems solely for desktop publishing and then watched them spread throughout the organisation . |
| 9 | The National Assembly had given the bill its first reading in November 1990 [ see p. 37968 ] . |
| 10 | It was here that the Fifth Monarchist movement was born , with Allhallows its centre and Feake and Simpson its first leaders . |
| 11 | The World Bank extended to Iran its first loan since 1978 ( prior to the Iranian revolution ) on March 16 , a loan made possible by the US decision to remain neutral on the matter . |
| 12 | It is now being adapted to give the Met its first method for running cost accounting in 150 years . |
| 13 | Despite storming figures that saw the company report its first $5,000m quarter , and just miss its first $10,000m half , putting it on track for close to $20,000m this year ( see Company Results ) , chief executive Lewis Platt is not cheering his head off . |
| 14 | Despite storming figures that saw the company report its first $5,000m quarter , and just miss its first $10,000m half , putting it on track for close to $20,000m this year , chief executive Lewis Platt is not cheering his head off . |
| 15 | The town of Knossos had reached a size of not less than 45 hectares by the time its first temple was built in 1930 BC , which would have given it a population of 12,000–18,000 . |
| 16 | The pact gives SoftBench its first toehold in the Far East . |
| 17 | Tagro v Cafane gave the Court of Appeal its first opportunity to examine the scope of liability under the 1988 Act , and to resolve some perceived difficulties in the new provisions . |