Example sentences of "[v-ing] their first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Interest in the subject remains high , with the regulatory bodies now submitting their first year reports to the DTI . |
| 3 | Such aggression could be very disturbing to young workers submitting their first paper , although experienced researchers are used to it and it seems to be something which most people are prepared to put up with . |
| 4 | In recent years , employment prospects have been excellent and geographers have been placed successfully in a wide range of employment in research , industry , commerce , government , and the professions , either entering directly or by using their first degrees as a foundation for further qualifications . |
| 5 | I had expected them at that stage to do the decent thing and wait for us to catch up but , smelling their first blood of the season , they continued in much the same fashion and eventually ran out 7–0 victors . |
| 6 | The couple are enjoying their first holiday together travelling around California in a caravan , according to German newspaper Bild . |
| 7 | Most of the East Anglian ports were enjoying their first spell of prosperity for many years , employment and trade was booming in the area and more customs staff were required at King 's Lynn , Ipswich and Felixstowe , my old home and a natural first choice . |
| 8 | Soon , tens of thousands of young city-dwellers , on bicycle or on foot , were enjoying their first taste of the countryside with the aid of the new network of youth hostels . |
| 9 | Businessmen are enjoying their first boom for ten years . |
| 10 | The battle for middle-order supremacy resulted in David Lloyd , Finchley moving into second place after a 3–0 victory over Connaught Club , London , and Ealing producing their first win of the season with a 2–1 home victory against Walton Astro 's . |
| 11 | Middlesbrough Bears will be seeking their first Gold Cup points of the season against Berwick Bandits at Cleveland Park tonight . |
| 12 | TONY Cottee 's 32nd minute strike helped Everton end a run of three defeats to leave out-of-touch Oldham still seeking their first home win of the season . |
| 13 | TONY Cottee 's 32nd minute strike helped Everton end a run of three defeats to leave out-of-touch Oldham still seeking their first home win of the season . |
| 14 | This target should have been well within the reach of Horden , seeking their first win . |
| 15 | These can offer real support to new actors seeking their first taste of work and such co-ops do show enormous interest in the work of drama students in their last term . |
| 16 | They are 60 today and celebrating their first birthday together in more than 30 years . |
| 17 | If Storie , and possibly captain Bruce Russell , who made 20 , had gone on the attack a couple of overs earlier , the Scots might have been celebrating their first victory on South African soil . |
| 18 | By rights Swindon Town should have been celebrating their first win of the season on Saturday … what they have to do to win heaven knows … |
| 19 | Several ‘ big' names among the 44 booked are marking their first appearance at Foxhall in their new formula . |
| 20 | MIDDLESBROUGH Bears , facing their first Homefire League match of the 1992 season in only two weeks ' time , need another good result against Glasgow at Cleveland Park tonight to fire them up for a long and hard campaign . |
| 21 | He and his blonde wife , Adrienne , a Klanswoman who is expecting their first child next month , now have to be careful , they say . |
| 22 | Les , 61 , whose wife Tracy , 40 , is expecting their first child , has stopped smoking since the health scare that led him to quit a show last year . |
| 23 | There he 'd met another woman whom he eventually married and she was then expecting their first child . |
| 24 | This year he has a perfect excuse — his wife is expecting their first baby during the time the Three Wise Ladies are picking up from police , local authorities , and others information about weather , congestion , and danger points , and relaying it to the media . |
| 25 | Her son was married , her daughter-in-law expecting their first baby and she did n't know what to say next . |
| 26 | Said a source close to Paula , who is reported to be expecting their first baby in December : ‘ They had a whirlwind romance and just wanted to get together straight away . |
| 27 | They had bought their first house and were expecting their first baby . |
| 28 | Most of the Marines were experiencing their first combat , and the strain of combating the fear as much as their enemies was telling on their pale faces . |
| 29 | Partridge Fine Arts Plc , one of London 's most prestigious furniture dealers , will be holding their first exhibition on a single theme from 25 November . |
| 30 | Members of the 69th Doncaster Pack relax after holding their first Coffee Evening . |