Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] his [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At each end of the centre or top of the stetch he placed a hazel-stick , taken from the hedge and peeled so that the white pith acted as a sight for drawing his first furrow . |
| 2 | He was out in the last over before tea after completing his 15th Test century . |
| 3 | Right : P&O Roadtanks HGV Fitter , Mick Richardson , looks calm and collected after completing his fourth marathon |
| 4 | Sir Phil , who walked away with about £70m from the takeover of Harris Queensway , has built Carpetright into one of Britain 's leading carpet retailers after opening his first store in London 's Canning Town in 1988 . |
| 5 | The 24-year-old Luton striker was sent off at Chester after scoring his first goal of the season , but Billy Bingham has called him up for next week 's Group Six qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin . |
| 6 | SEPT 5 : Allegations — unproven — that he made gestures to the Wimbledon crowd after scoring his second goal in Arsenal 's 3-2 defeat . |
| 7 | It 's not been the best of years so far for Jimmy White , who was dubbed the bridesmaid of snooker after losing his fourth world championship final in May . |
| 8 | And McMullan owes McClure one after losing his last two games against him in the Irish indoor singles championship . |
| 9 | And McMullan owes McClure one after losing his last two games against him in the Irish indoor singles championship . |
| 10 | He has no chance of facing the tourists after suffering his fourth shoulder dislocation in Llanelli 's narrow home win over Neath and has been warned by doctors that unless he has a second operation he may never play again . |
| 11 | ‘ It is not Hess , ’ Foley told Edward , after spending his first day with the man . |
| 12 | Thinking that he preferred to make a career in journalism , after failing his second professional examination in 1882 , he signed on as an able seaman , went from Port Mackay to the South Sea Islands to study the traffic in Kanaka islanders , and published his findings in the Melbourne Age , arousing considerable controversy . |
| 13 | He has just emerged from the studio after recording his third album ; there will be many musical surprises in store . |
| 14 | Keegan is desperate to stay after savouring his first taste in management by keeping United in the Second Division . |
| 15 | Cover : Andy Train cruises towards the landing pontoon after taking his second World Championships 10km bronze medal in one day , a feat never attempted by anyone before , let alone achieved . |
| 16 | He became seriously ill shortly after taking his first job in a surveyor 's office . |
| 17 | After taking his first degree , he stayed on a further two years to do an MSc . |
| 18 | He was said to have been depressed after sitting his first exam … and apparently left a suicide note in his room . |
| 19 | It was some time after making his first confession that he bumped into a pupil in Addison 's Walk . |
| 20 | SO PROUD : Teenage archer Simon Terry after winning his first bronze medal for Britain |
| 21 | After winning his first four contests , he was outpointed , but strengthened his resolve winning his next nine , eight inside the distance , including an eight-rounds victory for the British light-middleweight title . |
| 22 | After winning his first two Tour titles in the Piccadilly Medal and the Martini International in 1976 he was to record a further nine victories in the space of the next nine seasons . |
| 23 | After winning his first 13 fights , Ferguson 's career slump started when he was stopped in the 10th round by former contender Carl Williams in August 1985 . |
| 24 | Exhausted Steve Redgrave ( right ) collapses in relief after winning his third successive Olympic gold in the coxless pairs with new partner Matthew Pinsent |
| 25 | BILLY THOMAS , the former Cardiff , Abertillery and Wales hooker , continues to make a contribution to rugby 30 years after winning his last cap . |
| 26 | The effect of such correction can , in some instances , be dramatic , as in the case of a child who , after receiving his first pair of spectacles , spent several evenings looking at the stars as it was the first time he had ever been able to see them . |
| 27 | Three years later he had his first Formula One drive in a March 711 at the Austrian Grand Prix , just six years after watching his first Grand Prix . |
| 28 | After supplying his sixth goal of the season , Shaughnessy forced Beasley into a full length save yet Runcorn completely lost their way in the second half . |
| 29 | Laurent was quick to take the opportunity of correcting his first impressions in several places after Green 's maps were published and Charles Roeder is strong in his contempt . |
| 30 | The effect was instant — McSwegan tasting the glory of scoring his first goal for Rangers , in such a vital match . |