Example sentences of "[v-ing] his first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Announcing his first programme yesterday , he spoke of the ‘ awesome responsibility ’ of following Joan Knight who has turned it into one of the most successful theatres in the country with an average audience of more than 7,000 people for each production . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The two British participants are Barry Flanagan , who is showing two hessian sculptures , and Richard Long , prominently included by an early sculpture of three stone rings and a selection of photographs documenting his first walks in England and abroad . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Next it was Hunt 's turn to be confused by the Australian Warwick Brown , who was driving his first race and who , practically without gears , was going as near zero as possible in the middle of the chicane . |
| 7 | So much depends on Wright , still seeking his first England goal , and Shearer , who play together for only the second time . |
| 8 | Mal Donaghy is seeking his first Championship medal at the age of 35 as fourth-placed Chelsea try to extend a brilliant run of seven wins in their last 10 games . |
| 9 | Bishop Auckland singles specialist Derek Dowson , seeking his first championship at Darlington indoor , had to draw on all his reserves to beat an inform George McLennen . |
| 10 | So Torrance , seeking his first tournament victory since winning the Jersey Open nearly two years ago , goes into today 's final round three clear of Rocca , four ahead of fellow Scot Stephen McAllister and five up on former Walker Cup player Craig Cassells and Sweden 's Gabriel Hjerstedt . |
| 11 | It sounded promising to a young man seeking his first practice , and he bought it . |
| 12 | The world champion elect , seeking his first victory in Australia in his final Formula One race before switching to Indycar racing in the United States next year , dominated the session as he clocked a best time of one minute 13.732 seconds on the 3.78km track in his Williams Renault car . |
| 13 | My problem , as you call it , is that he was 19 and serving his first year in the Light Infantry , in the Bogside of Londonderry , and the weapon that shot him dead was an MI6 high-velocity rifle , product of America , put into the hands of those scum by scum in America protected by American judges . ’ |
| 14 | This was Silver , a nephew of the Threarah , who was serving his first month in the Owsla . |
| 15 | Her face became as bright as an icon as if she had momentarily glimpsed the old customs of Irkutsk : a bridal party bearing skates of bone and bodices of the finest needle-point standing on the southern shore and looking across Baikal ; a sallow-faced groom from Chita smoothing his first moustache and pacing the deck of an ice-locked paddle-steamer . |
| 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 | Ironically , the most successful and varied stage of Hardy 's architectural career came under Crickmay between 1869 and 1872 , despite the fact that by this time he was working on a freelance basis while writing his first novels . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ABOVE : Edwards ( Northcliffe Newspapers ) and BELOW : Ian Evans scoring his first goal for the Palace in spite of the attentions of the Grimsby Town defenders . |
| 20 | John soon made a niche for himself in Palace 's defence , making his debut at home to Bristol Rovers ( 1–0 ) the day after his signature had been obtained , and scoring his first goal for us in the 8–2 FA Cup demolition of Harwich and Parkstone three weeks later . |
| 21 | The effect was instant — McSwegan tasting the glory of scoring his first goal for Rangers , in such a vital match . |
| 22 | With the home side apparently transformed after the interval , former Irish under-21 cap Liam Dunne gave them an unexpected 50th-minute winner , scoring his first league goal since signing from Bohemians two years ago . |
| 23 | Sipping his first beer of the day , Tim Roth is telling me how , for a few hours , he was rich . |
| 24 | On March 6 Chief Minister Reuben Meade , presenting his first budget , announced a EC$58,900,000 package for 1992-93 which featured the need for more efficient tax collection ; no new taxes were announced and extra tax allowances were granted to pensioners and parents . |
| 25 | Bolger monopolised the rest of a seven-race programme , compiling his first five-timer at odds of 681–1 and Mrs Payson saw two explosive wins from her home-bred colts Tropicarr and Magic Carr before flying back to the United States yesterday . |
| 26 | Don Cribb from Systems and Equipment Engineering Department , was attempting his first London Marathon . |
| 27 | The current world champion , Blyth Tait , was paying his first visit to Poplar Park and was very satisfied with the performances of his trio , Messiah , Ricochet and Tempo . |
| 28 | The shock of realization is exemplified by an oft-quoted incident , when Lieutenant-General Sir Launcelot Kiggell , Haig 's Chief of Staff , paying his first visit to the front , was reduced to tears as his car lurched and slithered over the battleground . |
| 29 | Paying his first visit was Mr John Scott Morgan , launching his new book on the BCR . |
| 30 | They made a direct appeal to Mr Clarke as he was paying his first visit to a police station since taking over at the Home Office . |