Example sentences of "[noun prp] had the first " in BNC.
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1 | American Al Martino had the first No. 1 in Christmas 1952 and since then some of pop 's most famous , and not so famous , names have joined the seasonal roll of honour . |
2 | Though Newport 's forwards dominated the early exchanges , Bridgend had the first scoring chance , when Orrell tackled Webbe high , but Gareth Thomas was well short from 56 yards . |
3 | Botham had the first six wickets before Marshall and Baptiste held him up for while , Marshall being lucky not to be on the wrong end of a legendary catch when Don Topley , a groundstaff boy who went on to play for Essex , brilliantly caught him one-handed on the square leg boundary , only to put one foot over the rope . |
4 | Full-back Hay had the first attempt and saw his shot only partially blocked by a hesitant Snelders . |
5 | Gina had the first volume open at the initial entry and she read aloud : ‘ Durban , Natal , Thursday , January 1st 1852 . |
6 | Patrick had the first footage out of Panama of an attack at night , taken under great risk . |
7 | Two years later Clark had the first of his 25 Grand Prix wins at Spa and ended up runner-up in the World Championship to Graham Hill . |