Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] his [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 References in three separate contexts in Ali suggest that the lowest kadiliks of which the hierarchy normally took cognizance were those at the 25 -akce level ; and these would thus seem to be equivalent to the 20-akce medreses in being the level at which a fully-trained medrese student would expect to receive his first appointment .
2 Ian Ferguson will return to play his first league match since injuring a hand against United on 5 January .
3 ‘ Pay Homage should have won his last race at Goodwood and he 's been in fine form all year , ’ Ian said .
4 HARRY Mead is entitled to his opinion and I think we might have suffered his first disparaging comment on Bowes Museum and its founders ( Echo June 5 ) without protest .
5 Shirtliff nodded down Wilson 's corner for Hirst to score the second and the Wednesday striker would have collected his 20th of the season but for a fine one-handed save by Marriott .
6 Old ships never die and doubtless she is still knocking around the East Coast , though I suppose old Payne may have made his last port by now I should be interested in an oil painting on canvas , or board ( which I suppose would come a bit cheaper ! ! ) showing her beating around the Foreland under sail in fairly heavy weather , say Force 6 … ’
7 He leaves a wife , Kerry , with whom he would have celebrated his second wedding anniversary this month .
8 Former England winger , Brian Marwood who 's on trial could have celebrated his first game with a hat trick , but County keeper , Martin Taylor was on top form and by keeping Swindon out and keeping his own team in the game he was the match winner .
9 Transfer-listed Bernie Slaven could have played his last game for Middlesbrough .
10 COVENTRY City 's highly-rated striker Kevin Gallacher conceded last night that he may have played his last game for the Sky Blues .
11 Conscious that she had been crawling around in the hot sunshine for some time without a hat , she retired a short distance to the shade of some trees , sat down on a convenient boulder and tried to conjecture how Alain Gebrec might have spent his last moments .
12 Zafonic may have run his last race in Britain .
13 Unfortunately , Jimmy and his colleagues were pipped for the single promotion place by Charlton Athletic on goal average alone , in the most exciting finish to a 3rd Division South season in the history of our club , but it is perfectly possible to argue that , had Jimmy Wilde become available to Palace just one or two matches earlier , Palace would have crowned his first season with us with success .
14 He did n't reckon to waste his last evening as an independent .
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