Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pron] first " 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 | After drawing their first two matches , the team won the next four games to claim third spot in the Stone and District Cricket League — just 11 points adrift of the leaders . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I remember him relating it again the first time I returned to see him after gaining my first post as butler — to a Mr and Mrs Muggeridge in their relatively modest house in Allshot , Oxfordshire . |
| 5 | Although Crewe are reluctant to sell , Hignett now seems certain to follow in the footsteps of Platt , Rob Jones and Geoff Thomas , who all moved on to win international honours after launching their first team careers at Gresty Road . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Members of the 69th Doncaster Pack relax after holding their first Coffee Evening . |
| 8 | ‘ It is not Hess , ’ Foley told Edward , after spending his first day with the man . |
| 9 | Keegan is desperate to stay after savouring his first taste in management by keeping United in the Second Division . |
| 10 | If , after examining your first issue , you are not 100% satisfied , we 'll send you a complete refund with no questions asked . |
| 11 | It was probably that prediction which persuaded Diana to call in Penny after taking her first overdose . |
| 12 | He became seriously ill shortly after taking his first job in a surveyor 's office . |
| 13 | After taking his first degree , he stayed on a further two years to do an MSc . |
| 14 | After dropping her first cub she seemed reluctant to leave . |
| 15 | NISSAN IS TO CUT the number of model variants on sale in the UK after posting its first worldwide financial loss for 41 years . |
| 16 | He was said to have been depressed after sitting his first exam … and apparently left a suicide note in his room . |
| 17 | It was some time after making his first confession that he bumped into a pupil in Addison 's Walk . |
| 18 | She faces world 10,000 metres champion Liz McColgan in the 1500 metres in Sheffield on June 6 and 7 after registering her first victory of the summer with a rare 3,000 metres outing at Cardiff . |
| 19 | After winning their first four League matches , they had a run of four defeats and one draw — mainly because of a string of injuries to top players , including on-loan former Welsh union star , David Bishop . |
| 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 | Mitsubishi 's challenger to the BMW 535i , the Sigma , goes on sale in the UK next March after receiving its first airing at the Paris motor show . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Rivals Tennis World Middlesbrough move up into second position — one above Ilkley — after earning their first win of the season against Topspin Darlington . |
| 28 | I had the advantage of seeing him first , eagerly scanning the carriages , and I observed that he was bronzed almost to the colour of teak . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm sure Meg and all the ladies are very anxious to take possession of their fine new footwear , but I shall have the privilege of seeing it first . ’ |
| 30 | The world 's the oyster for Anderson Advertising which is now placing media in five continents , and group deputy chairman Peter Spratt says their design company , Creative Pencil , is in the process of completing its first project in Europe . |