Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] his 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ It is not Hess , ’ Foley told Edward , after spending his first day with the man . |
| 5 | Keegan is desperate to stay after savouring his first taste in management by keeping United in the Second Division . |
| 6 | He became seriously ill shortly after taking his first job in a surveyor 's office . |
| 7 | After taking his first degree , he stayed on a further two years to do an MSc . |
| 8 | He was said to have been depressed after sitting his first exam … and apparently left a suicide note in his room . |
| 9 | It was some time after making his first confession that he bumped into a pupil in Addison 's Walk . |
| 10 | SO PROUD : Teenage archer Simon Terry after winning his first bronze medal for Britain |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The effect was instant — McSwegan tasting the glory of scoring his first goal for Rangers , in such a vital match . |
| 18 | Mansell , 38 , clearly delighted at completing his second hat-trick , refused to discuss his prospects of claiming his first championship , despite the retirements of both Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger in the two new Marlboro McLaren Honda MP4/7As . |
| 19 | A ‘ recent French court prototype ’ was adapted to serve Edward 's purpose of commemorating his first wife in a series of cenotaphs . |
| 20 | One theory held that he was fed up with being called ‘ Manstead ’ and wanted to confuse people into using his first name instead . |
| 21 | Thomas was particularly impressed with 18-year-old striker Grant Watts , who scored on his full debut , and midfielder Simon Rodger , ‘ pressganged ’ by manager Steve Coppell into playing his first game of the season . |
| 22 | He is quietly working his way to the top as a referee — and he is just 18 months away from landing his first League fixture . |
| 23 | Joey managed to fill third place behind Scots rider Jim Moodie , who joined Carl Fogarty in scoring his first ever North-West win . |
| 24 | Most of the coverage of the case consisted of the popular newspapers displaying their ingenuity in getting his first wife , her mother , his mother , brothers , nephews , nieces , friends , and neighbours to provide an account of the sex beast , especially his sexual habits . |
| 25 | Lynch ungraciously dropped Wilson early in 1936 before losing his first fight in two and a half years , a non-title match in Belfast . |
| 26 | The message would be contained in the dedication which the announcer read out before playing his first record , with perhaps some added information in the words of the song itself . |
| 27 | Korda reached finals in Washington and Montreal before winning his first ever singles tour event in New Haven after beating fellow left-hander Goran Ivanisevic . |
| 28 | Since purchasing his first aircraft at the age of 27 , Lindsey 's stable of aircraft has grown , with a second ‘ 108 , G-ASTG , being acquired late in 1967 , initially for the use of its engine as a spare for G-ATBG . |
| 29 | Ever since filing his first application as British Atlantic , Randolph Fields had been scouring the world looking for aircraft of the right type and price . |
| 30 | Twoflower had insisted on paying his first four days ' wages in advance . |