Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [vb infin] his first " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Toraja boy desires his own fighting cock just as longingly as a youngster might desire his first motorbike in the West . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Welcome back : Next Tuesday , the Chancellor will unveil his first Autumn budget . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Mr David Mellor will end his first day as Heritage Minister under pressure to launch an inquiry into the future of the BBC . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | NIGEL BENN will make his first defence of the WBC super middleweight title against Welshman Nicky Piper at Alexandra Palace on December 12 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | David Rocastle will start his first League match for Leeds if David Batty is again ruled out . |
| 14 | FOOTBALL : Middlesbrough Football Club Community Officer David Geddis will hold his first half-term soccer school on Monday . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |