Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [pron] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Professor Wragg writes : Your Local Education Authority is obliged to give your son a grant for his first higher- education course . |
| 2 | No newspaper in history has ever had such a lead story for its first ever first edition as the Glasgow Advertiser and Glasgow Herald , 207 years ago . |
| 3 | ‘ An example from the history of our own time is a lady of the high nobility , who had an invincible loathing for her first husband , although he was first among all subjects . … ’ |
| 4 | The budget for its first year was set at F66 million and at F100 million for the next 12 months . |
| 5 | With James out of the running for the Cup final against Newcastle , Chapman called up George Male for his first Cup tie . |
| 6 | British Telecom has been presented with an award for its first environmental performance report . |
| 7 | ‘ Probably about an hour for your first visit . |
| 8 | I 'm beginning to realize why perfectly sane people pitch themselves at the mercy of the elements miles from the security of terra firma , has provided the perfect resort for our first events of the . |
| 9 | CANADA was on course for its first woman prime minister early today as voting continued in the ruling Conservative party 's leadership election . |
| 10 | ENGLAND swept aside defending champions Ireland at Hoylake yesterday to stay on course for their first men 's amateur Home International title for four years . |
| 11 | Su Ragazzi kept on course for their first men 's league and cup by qualifying for their cup final at Meadowbank on 28 March . |
| 12 | This puts him on course for his first pole in Adelaide since 1986 , his first win in Australia , a record 10th victory of the season and the 31st of his 12-year career . |
| 13 | The second round ties of the Yorkshire Cup are down to be played this Saturday a had kept open but when Harrogate were hoping to entertain Cambridge University for their first visit to Claro Road . |
| 14 | The second round ties of the Yorkshire Cup are down to be played this Saturday a had kept open but when Harrogate were hoping to entertain Cambridge University for their first visit to Claro Road . |
| 15 | Whereas before the majority of pet dog owners would have just one dog , more and more people now decide to get a second dog — often as a playmate for their first dog . |
| 16 | Daisy came to the World Championships with me in Sweden last year and came fourteenth in the under fifteen year old class — a good result for her first competition . |
| 17 | Welsh international Clayton Blackmore will take over Phelan 's right back spot as United search for their first home win after two successive away victories . |
| 18 | United 's search for their first away win of the season ended at Leicester : 3-2 it could and should have been more . |
| 19 | Firstly , Dustin is hidden under a folding bed which he is repairing in readiness for his first sexual experience , and then he is off-camera , talking to his parents , in the one comic-satiric scene that Woody Allen might not have disowned . |
| 20 | Lewis , on holiday in Jamaica , will return to training next month in readiness for his first defence , possibly against Alex Stewart . |
| 21 | Jim struck just before half-time for his first goal , and got his second three minutes from the finish . |
| 22 | Atherton , back in the side for his first Test of the tour , battled through 41 overs to show England 's management why they should have picked him at Madras , while Blakey — brought in because Neil Fairbrother was still ill with a virus — has now made only seven runs from three Test innings and looks out of his depth . |
| 23 | He went to a qualified medical practitioner for his first experience in 1963 and , according to himself , became one of the first people in the country to take the drug . |
| 24 | You went to Hornchurch Rep for your first job ? |
| 25 | WITH nearly 20 years of trouble-free driving behind me , I was relatively confident and assured when I switched on the ignition for my first lesson in advanced driving . |
| 26 | For students unable to obtain a place in hall for their first or subsequent years , the remaining choice lies in the private-rented sector . |
| 27 | Store manager Tim Stanger has a warm welcome as well as a rose and a flag for his first customer . |
| 28 | Then we collected our rifles from the armoury for our first lesson in shooting drill . |
| 29 | Her experience during rehearsal for her first Royal Variety Show at the London Palladium in November 1988 also taught her a lesson . |
| 30 | The crack pilots were in a hospitality chalet at the Hampshire show site celebrating a successful rehearsal for their first public performance . |