Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] their first [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | TEAM Components Bureau , having secured their first Scottish women 's league title last weekend , are keen to ensure that they remain at the top . |
2 | The High Elves had won their first major victory . |
3 | However , also in 1964 , China announced that it had exploded their first nuclear device , and that caused worldwide concern , particularly to their close neighbours , the U.S.S.R. |
4 | They ran out on Saturday to a cautious welcome from a crowd of 1,823 ( the best this season and lowest of the day ) a week after losing to Doncaster : it was not so much that Doncaster had scored their first away goals of the season , rather that they got six without reply . |
5 | But in mid-1942 , at Bir-Hakeim in the Libyan desert , Free French forces had scored their first significant victory against German forces , and this had been followed by other successful actions in North Africa . |
6 | The British had reserved their first great station gestures for the interior of the subcontinent . |
7 | Hartnell have designed their first bridal collection , prices start at ‘ 1,250 for a short dress and £1,950 for a long dress . |
8 | EMI have issued their first 12-inch 78rpm disc in over 30 years . |
9 | Serbs and Croats in Croatia have held their first face-to-face meeting since January . |