Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] their first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Students will be expected to have a thorough knowledge of them for their first grading exam . |
| 2 | However , a letter is sent out to newly qualified drivers advising they have a qualified instructor with them for their first motorway trips . |
| 3 | When the wind dropped an occasional rumble in the distance reminded them of their first taste of war 's excitements . |
| 4 | No fewer than seven of his siblings had died there — five of them before their first birthday . |
| 5 | It is in the field of assessment that the new arrangements are likely to pose the most difficulties for teachers and distract them from their first task of finding their way into ‘ the very queer and tortuous passages of children 's minds ’ . |
| 6 | Bombay boys Kambli , Amre and Sachin Tendulkar totalled 359 runs between them in their first Test appearances on their home ground . |
| 7 | After settling the children into their hotel , the team took them on their first visit — to Disney 's Magic Kingdom , a giant playground of spectacular rides . |
| 8 | The old retainer who had received them on their first visit tried to help but Cranston pushed him gently away , saying it was a holiday and besides he was here at Sir Richard 's request to pursue his inquiries privately . |
| 9 | Molly congratulated the 16 successful candidates at this year 's examination , presented certificates to those who were present and welcomed them to their first training day as qualified teachers . |
| 10 | The scrutineers will proceed to add the number of first preference votes received by each candidate , eliminate the candidate with the lowest number of first preference votes and redistribute the votes of those giving him as their first preference amongst the two remaining candidates in accordance with their second preference . |
| 11 | He had condemned her and the warmth she had sensed in him from their first meeting had all gone . |
| 12 | He always thanked anyone who did , she noticed , and felt a return of the respect he had inspired in her at their first meeting . |
| 13 | It would , he had informed her at their first meeting , be mostly a matter of watching and listening for the moment . |
| 14 | However , young chaffinches that have heard chaffinch song during their first 90 days also sing a poor version of it in their first spring ( Figure 3.10c ) ; but they improve with practice until they sing a normal song . |
| 15 | Speaking in Brussels , where the Community dimension of the drama is becoming a major debate , the Labour leader , Mr Neil Kinnock , said : ‘ Freedom is magnetic and it is natural that the people of Eastern Europe should lunge for it at their first chance . ’ |