Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [verb] his first " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I was about nine years old , my father had his first car . |
| 2 | Charles , 27 , said : ‘ When my father had his first stroke , everything was tried as it was very likely he was going to die . |
| 3 | But his disastrous 76 on Saturday cost him dearly as Zimbabwe 's Nick Price kept his head to take his first major title with a battling 70 for 278 and a three-stroke victory ahead of Faldo , John Cook , Gene Sauers and Jim Gallagher Jnr . |
| 4 | At the beginning of January Frank travelled to England with his father to start his first term at Rowden . |
| 5 | A FORMER schoolteacher who decided to turn his back on his profession to follow his first love of painting is the latest winner of the Menter y Mis ( Venture of the Month ) award . |
| 6 | ‘ Jaz ’ laughed and ‘ accidentally ’ trod on my foot as he made his way to take his first throw . |
| 7 | But only use the name you are entitled to use ( ie say ‘ Mr Smith ’ not ‘ Bert ’ — even if your boss uses his first name ) . |