Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [pron] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | India 's openers produced their first half-century stand of the series , but they lost three wickets before reaching three figures , and another at 102 , when Vengsarkar , stretching down the pitch , was unamused to be given out lbw to Hughes 's slower ‘ googly ’ . |
| 2 | Research by Jim Cummins and others showed clearly that the better kids develop their first language , the better they do in English . |
| 3 | ON THIS DAY : In 1903 , the Wright Brothers made their first flight in the Kitty Hawk . |
| 4 | one of our newest section secretaries to present his first Report to Congress . |
| 5 | Haslemere Reserves gained their first league win since January 11th and two vital points in their fight to avoid relegation . |
| 6 | Finally , operators recommend that motorhome clients spend their first night in a hotel or motel . |
| 7 | Motherwell took 27 minutes to create their first chance when Chris McCart carved out an opening for Joe McLeod , but the striker hesitated long enough to allow Brian Irvine to block the effort . |
| 8 | When I was ten years old I was taken by my parents to see my first play at the Royal Theatre . |
| 9 | I know that a lot of youngsters gain their first experience of shooting with bolting rabbits but I do think that so much preparatory work is necessary to create the opportunity for the rabbits to be killed that the chance must not be missed . |
| 10 | In Hong Kong yesterday officials of the Group of Seven ( G7 ) industrialised countries began their first meeting of a weekend session with the discussion believed to focus on emergency aid for Russia . |
| 11 | The Australians won their first VC of the campaign in a tank battle outside a village called Marjayoun in the south of the country which is now the headquarters of Israel 's proxy South Lebanon Army militia . |
| 12 | b ) The foal is very weak at birth and slow to get to its feet to get its first suck of colostrum . |
| 13 | When the heads of government of the five ASEAN countries held their first meeting for eight years in February 1976 in Indo-China they failed to agree on regional security and the communiqué of the meeting did not mention neutralisation . |
| 14 | ‘ I was 11 when I started saving pennies to buy my first guitar ’ , remembers Miguel . |
| 15 | At around the same time , Orkney Islands Council officials made their first attempt to remove the Reporter to Orkney 's Children 's Panel , Mrs Katherine Kemp , from office . |
| 16 | Such aggression could be very disturbing to young workers submitting their first paper , although experienced researchers are used to it and it seems to be something which most people are prepared to put up with . |
| 17 | Administrative axe falls most heavily on the centre as its size is pared down ; economic axe falls most heavily on the less efficient , as unemployment and bankruptcies make their first appearance . |
| 18 | British buyers get their first glimpse of the new 100 , in V6 form , at the end of April . |
| 19 | TEA ROPATI grabbed his first drop goal in three seasons to sneak St Helens into this morning 's second-round draw of the Regal Trophy . |
| 20 | This was to Eleanor of Aquitaine and it was celebrated just eight weeks alter her first marriage , to King Louis VII of France , had been annulled . |
| 21 | Very little guidance is given to students , who enrol ( with some exceptions ) in the subject of their choice and shift around at will , taking around six years to complete their first degree . |
| 22 | Brahms took about fifteen years to complete his First Symphony , and when it was first performed in 1876 , he was 43 — an extraordinary late symphonic debut for a composer who had been publicly proclaimed as a genius by Schumann when he was 18 , and who had gone on to justify public expectations with such works as the ‘ German Requiem ’ , which had given him financial security for life . |
| 23 | ‘ Of course , I want to win but remember it took Nigel Mansell five years to get his first victory . |
| 24 | That it took Hibs 37 minutes to record their first shot at Ally Maxwell vouches for the minuscule depth of their ambition and explains why they were , in the end , beaten hollow . |
| 25 | Millions of television viewers got their first glimpse of the band when their photograph was featured on the Top Of The Pops run-down four days later . |
| 26 | The orphans started their first day in England with a hearty breakfast . |
| 27 | After the cover had popped off on 31 January , the infrared detectors recorded their first observation : a fluctuating signal due to the receding cover as it spiralled out of the telescope 's view . |
| 28 | INSTONIANS completed their first season back in Section One at the weekend having achieved their objective of staying in the top flight . |
| 29 | It 's meant to help customers plotting their first move into client/server . |
| 30 | Langer , champion here in 1985 , took 12 holes to summon his first birdie . |