Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] his first " in BNC.
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| 1 | A refinement was therefore suggested , namely that he should keep his first wife and merely add a second . |
| 2 | In his book Anglo-Saxon England ( Cambridge 1970 ) Peter Hunter Blair wrote ( p.370 ) : ‘ The novice should take his first steps … with the aid of the Anglo-Saxon Primer by H. Sweet ( 9th edition , revised 1953 ) … [ then with ] An Introduction to Old English by G.L. Brook ( Manchester 1955 ) … and for a dictionary A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary by J.R.C. Hall . ’ |
| 3 | A Toraja boy desires his own fighting cock just as longingly as a youngster might desire his first motorbike in the West . |
| 4 | Before he could take his first step into the water he saw the fish . |
| 5 | He could play his first match for Lazio on Sunday September 13 at home to Fiorentina . |
| 6 | But manager Graeme Souness lifted the Anfield gloom by pledging John Barnes would make his first appearance in almost six months during tonight 's televised clash with QPR . |
| 7 | MARTIN LIVESEY , the Richmond fly-half , will make his first appearance for the South-West in the Toshiba Divisional Championship match against the holders , London , at Imber Court on Saturday , writes Robert Armstrong . |
| 8 | PHILLIP McCallen will make his first Irish road race appearance of the season outside the North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix when he rides in the Loughshinny Club 's meeting at Killalane near Skerries on Saturday and Sunday . |
| 9 | Gascoigne will make his first competitive appearance for Lazio against Tottenham in Rome this summer , before returning to White Hart Lane with the Italians to complete a double fixture which could net Spurs £500,000 . |
| 10 | NIGEL BENN will make his first defence of the WBC super-middleweight title against Welshman Nicky Piper at London 's Alexandra Palace on December 12 . |
| 11 | NIGEL BENN will make his first defence of the WBC super middleweight title against Welshman Nicky Piper at Alexandra Palace on December 12 . |
| 12 | The fourth-seeded Croatian , who took his ace tally for the week to 42 , will contest his first clay-court final since 1990 . |
| 13 | Unlike Baker , who rushed from capital to capital at a frenetic pace , Christopher , 67 , will spend his first morning in a leisurely tour of the pyramids . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , if it is doubtful that a patient will keep his first appointment , or if more information about his home circumstances is required , it may be helpful to start therapy at home and continue in outpatients . |
| 15 | He takes part in an invitation event at Crystal Palace and a week later will run his first international steeplechase in America . |
| 16 | However it might be expecting a lot for him to win four races and it could be that Simon Beck , who starred at the TT , will score his first Irish success . |
| 17 | Griffin 's next bout is tonight against the German champion Siegmund Franke , who won his first round contest 13–0 and Belfast 's World bronze medallist Damien Kelly will have his first fight of the championships . |
| 18 | Cricket By TIM WELLOCK GARY Wigham , Durham 's top bowler on the tour of Zimbabwe , will have his first taste of first-class opposition this weekend . |
| 19 | Mr David Mellor will end his first day as Heritage Minister under pressure to launch an inquiry into the future of the BBC . |
| 20 | FOOTBALL : Middlesbrough Football Club Community Officer David Geddis will hold his first half-term soccer school on Monday . |
| 21 | Welcome back : Next Tuesday , the Chancellor will unveil his first Autumn budget . |
| 22 | With his name Anglicised to James Wattana , he will play his first match in front of British television cameras in the fourth round of the Rothmans Grand Prix on Monday . |
| 23 | Jonathan Griffiths , the former Welsh rugby union half-back , will play his first full game since September 24 in place of the injured Neil Holding , and Tommy Frodsham could be in contention after recovering from knee ligament damage . |
| 24 | ELLERY HANLEY will play his first game of the season for Wigan in their Regal Trophy quarter-final replay with Leeds at Central Park tomorrow , and a game already generating considerable interest could now draw a crowd of 20,000 . |
| 25 | Nigel Clough , meanwhile , will play his first game as a Liverpool player today for England . |
| 26 | He signed a form applying for benefits and will get his first dole cheque in the post within three days . |
| 27 | Bryan Robson will start his first Premier League game for United with Darren Ferguson dropping out and Lee Sharpe likely to appear as a sub . |
| 28 | David Rocastle will start his first League match for Leeds if David Batty is again ruled out . |
| 29 | In July he will open his first season as director with a production of the Jerry Bock romantic musical , She Loves Me . |
| 30 | Thus while Deryck Fox can celebrate his first call-up since 1986 , it is only with the knowledge that he will be discarded if Gregory is passed fit . |