Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] their [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Royal Grand Prix was a prestigious race , run by the Royal Canoe Club to celebrate their 125th anniversary . |
| 2 | SCOTLAND captain David Sole has given short shrift to anyone who has blamed Martin Bayfield and Tim Rodber for the drastic change in Scottish scrummaging fortunes between the World Cup semi-final and the Five Nations opener , when his side scored their first pushover try against England for donkey 's years , despite losing by a record score . |
| 3 | They were racing for records at the Iffley Road track in Oxford … the British Milers Club celebrated their thirtieth birthday by smashing three mile records … the first ever record breaker Sir Roger Bannister was there to watch and what did he see … the men 's four by one mile relay squad breaking the UK record … the women 's relay team creating a new world record and the junior relay team taking the gold medal by knocking a minute … off the world record … |
| 4 | Bordon 's Red Cross Monday Club celebrated their sixth anniversary with a surprise barbecue cooked by party chairman Peter Cobbold , seen here with member Peggy Knight cutting the birthday cake . |
| 5 | The two times world champion , now rated No. 72 , trailed Stevens 5-4 overnight but , without having to produce his best form , he won the next six frames in succession to win their third qualifying round tie . |
| 6 | Cycling was the craze of the era and The Cycling Travellers ' Club organized their first tour to the Continent in 1879 . |
| 7 | The home side resumed their second innings on the final day needing 33 more runs to win with five wickets in hand , and Rutherford and Tony Blain took only 29 minutes to reach the target of 201 . |
| 8 | Earlier in 1946 Jones 's brilliance had cut short St Colman 's brave bid to capture their first MacRory Cup , but they persevered and three years later captained by Sean Blaney , Greg 's father , they won their first MacRory . |
| 9 | Honours students from the department spend their third year in Spain or Latin America , at universities , as language assistants in schools , or , occasionally , with jobs in industry or commerce . |
| 10 | Charlton , who yesterday named an unchanged Republic side following their first training session in Vilnius , said : ‘ If it is the three players who I have watched four times give excellent performances for Lithuania , then I will be delighted . |
| 11 | Charlton , who yesterday named an unchanged Republic side following their first training session in Vilnius , said : ‘ If it is the three players who I have watched four times give excellent performances for Lithuania , then I will be delighted . |
| 12 | The Birmingham School of Canoeing celebrated their 5th birthday with a pool party for instructors and valued customers . |
| 13 | Quins led 20–7 at the break , but Rugby scored 22 points in the second half to record their second league win . |
| 14 | In 1978 members of the Committee staged their first hunger strike , followed by a three-month occupation of the Red Cross offices in San Salvador to demand the release of all political prisoners . |
| 15 | During a naval review off Portsmouth in October 1955 , British naval intelligence had their first sight of the new , post-war Russian Navy when the heavy cruiser Sverdlov arrived to take part . |
| 16 | The five permanent members of the UN Security Council held their fourth round of talks on the conflict in New York on May 25-26 . |
| 17 | England football manager Graham Taylor at least managed to enjoy Christmas after the team got their first points in their World Cup qualifying group . |
| 18 | Club officials spent half an hour arguing over who had the right to wear their first strip . |
| 19 | Just before half-time , Town got their second sheers break and Fowley bungled the ball home . |
| 20 | A delighted England team celebrate their first Test win in New Zealand since 1978–78 . |
| 21 | YEOVIL TOWN seek their 15th Football League scalp at Torquay United today . |
| 22 | Su Ragazzi need take only one set from the match to win their first title . |
| 23 | The Telegraph commented : ‘ As Sir Alf [ pictured ] watched his team begin their first game together since last November he must have felt like a yachtsman who takes the winter covers off his boat , eases it into the water and finds it has sprung leaks fore , aft and midships . ’ |
| 24 | CHRIS Lillywhite was the toast as Britain 's Banana professional team celebrated their third Milk Race win in four years . |
| 25 | A couple who bought the last wedding ring in a Darlington jeweller 's shop celebrated their 50th anniversary this week . |
| 26 | Wet Wet Wet — the Scottish super band release their first single in two years — we 'll be there . |
| 27 | So , though Forest began their seventh game in 17 days with eight of the side beaten in the Rumbelows Cup final by Manchester United two days earlier , their defence was almost unrecognisable by the end of this watery affair . |
| 28 | European directives on acquired rights and the transfer of undertakings regulations have given public service shop stewards their first glimmer of light over C C T which they fought for a decade with little more than their own bluff and courage . |
| 29 | SUBSCRIBERS to Mountain magazine — long regarded by many as Britain 's definitive journal of international climbing and mountaineering — are likely to get a surprise when the postman delivers their next copy . |
| 30 | Bath had used a variation of this move to score their first try . |