Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] ' first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We won that series 2–1 and it was the Lions ' first tour triumph in Australia . ’ |
| 2 | In this current project , two studies are being carried out which should provide the next stage for following up the researchers ' first cohort of 1981 entrants . |
| 3 | The judges ' first meeting was not held until nearly a fortnight after their appointment , and even then the only business was the election of a chairman . |
| 4 | The very day after the judges ' first meeting , the slenderness of the chances of anything being built , as a result of the competition , was publicly revealed . |
| 5 | The monks ' first attempt to obtain a judgement in their favour proved abortive ; a second trial was therefore arranged at Pallas itself . |
| 6 | The vendors ' first response to a request for warranties is likely to be that they should not be required to give any because the management knows far more about the day-to-day running of the company than they do . |
| 7 | Sampdoria fell behind in Genoa to a goal by Maragos of Panathinaikos in the 27th minute — the Greeks ' first goal in five games in the tournament . |
| 8 | Mike Blaisdell and Rick Brebant both scored three goals to inflict the Pirates ' first defeat in the quarter-finals . |
| 9 | Thomas Dooley scored the Americans ' first goal in 389 minutes of international football just two minutes before half-time . |
| 10 | In 1813 he mentions ‘ our dance , or rather the girls ' first dance ’ and there are many other diary entries showing attendance at Balls at Hawkshead and Ambleside . |
| 11 | Maybe this records the Girls ' first sighting of the nudes ! |
| 12 | It was the champions ' first defeat since losing to Hull in the First Division at the start of April — a run of 13 successive victories . |
| 13 | South African tour manager Abie Malan , preparing for the tourists ' first game with England since 1984 , said : ‘ I am disappointed to hear such news on the eve of the last important match of our tour , one which the ANC publicly approved . |
| 14 | Extra cash is not always the students ' first priority . |
| 15 | Under the Institute 's standards , for example , training organisations are expected to pay for the students ' first examination attempt . |
| 16 | It was agreed that the receivers ' first duty was to the secured creditors . |
| 17 | The ministers ' first act was the unanimous endorsement on June 19 of Albania 's admission as the 35th member of CSCE [ see also pp. 37385 ; 37746-47 ; 37838 ] . |
| 18 | The windows are open to the night , spilling the sound of the pretenders ' first album out over the slope of grass towards the small loch and the lights of the library and Admin buildings on the far side . |
| 19 | The gathering of about 90 delegates from most Highland denominations took place a year after the churches ' first AIDS conference . |
| 20 | WC apps : 5 This is the Romanians ' first appearance in the finals since 1970 and after Steaua Bucharest 's supine performance against Milan in last season 's European Cup final it might be unwise to expect too much . |