Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] a first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The home side dominated a first half climaxed by Quinn 's goal after 33 minutes . |
| 2 | The violence prompted a first wave of mainly Hutu refugees to flee to Rwanda and to Zaïre . |
| 3 | Baker did well apart from losing possession for the Saints ' third goal while Wark earned a first half booking for a challenge on Banger . |
| 4 | Although there was some confusion between their maps and descriptions of the peak , Knox-Johnston , Bonington and Greenland expert Jim Lowther made a first attempt on the peak on 11–12 August . |
| 5 | Nigel Cramer got a first telephone report from Bedford in the mid-morning , long before the written record arrived . |
| 6 | At 29 , the head Raider does not appear to accept that his best years are behind him , bad news perhaps for Jonathan Davies , for whom the press conference provided a first glimpse of a man whose reputation travels before him . |
| 7 | Argyll Group reported a first half profit before tax of £205m ( v £178m ) . |
| 8 | Alan Davies ' men had good reason for jubilation as a spirited fight-back earned a first Championship win since 1989 . |
| 9 | HTV last night claimed a first victory in its fight to prevent a rival ITV company swallowing it up . |
| 10 | In Butler and Stokes ' survey , of children whose parents had both been Conservative , 89% expressed a first preference for the Conservative party . |
| 11 | Hendry pocketed a first prize of £110,000 , took his unbeaten run in the tournament — since 1989 — to 20 matches and claimed the antique gold trophy for keeps . |
| 12 | To ensure Consultants had a first class knowledge of the industry , all were obliged to obtain the Financial Planning Certificate awarded by the Life Insurance Association and Chartered Insurance Institute . |
| 13 | Taylor Woodrow reported a first half loss before tax of £16m ( v £25.3m profit ) ; its dividend has been cut from 1.86p to 0.5p . |
| 14 | National Home Loans reported a first half loss before tax of £85.9m ( v £10m profit ) ; there will be no dividend . |
| 15 | So the Nash Ensemble 's concert offered a first half of Mozart and Brahms which left one feeling vaguely unsatisfied . |
| 16 | In 1985 , however , the Ministry of Agriculture took a first step towards meeting environmentalists ' objections , with a new ‘ Guidance for Drainage Authorities ’ on investment appraisal . |
| 17 | AT&T reported a first quarter net loss of $5,641m after a $7,020m charge for the accounting change on post-retirement benefits , and a gain of $383 for a tax accounting change , against a profit last time of $883m on turnover up 2.2% at $15,719m . |
| 18 | Royal Insurance reported a first half loss before tax of £79m ( v £97m ) ; its dividend was reduced from 11.25p to 2p . |
| 19 | The jesus man had a first class in history behind him , and a first class with distinction in English Literature behind him , and was president of the university mountaineering club . |
| 20 | Over the next eighteen months , James Roose-Evans compiled a first draft based on her autobiographies and her prolific letters . |
| 21 | On 9 January 1991 a 25 year old woman with asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection received a first aerosol of pentamidine isethionate for primary prevention of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia : 300 mg of pentamidine isethionate was dissolved in 10 ml sterile water and inhaled in sitting position , over 15–25 minutes , via an ultrasonic nebuliser . |
| 22 | Normally , if you want nothing more than a passage anchorage , Dale , down near the entrance , will serve very well , but we felt Neyland merited a first visit , and thanks to going there we had this early morning enchantment of seeing ships , great and small , going about their work . |
| 23 | In Admiral [ later Admiral of the Fleet ] , George Lord Anson , Pitt had a First Lord of the Admiralty after his own heart , a resolute professional who had been a captain at 27 . |
| 24 | The company made a first half loss before tax of £129m , compared with £86m profit a year earlier . |
| 25 | Saatchi & Saatchi announced a first half profit before tax of £11.1m , compared with a loss of £32m in the same period last year . |
| 26 | Asda announced a first half profit before tax of £54.8m ( v £68.8m loss ) which was helped by exceptional gains of £8.7m ( v provisions of £78.9m ) . |
| 27 | The company reported a first half loss before tax of £8.8m ( v £2.4m ) . |
| 28 | The Trust paid a first dividend of 6s in the pound . |
| 29 | In July 1870 the war began , and suddenly the Channel became a first line of defence rather than an obstacle to trade . |
| 30 | Pilkington reported a first half profit before tax of £15.1m ( v £50.6m ) . |