Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adj] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | GREAT BRITAIN 'S team of Mark Petchey and Chris Wilkinson yesterday beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 in the first round of the European men 's team tennis championships in Trieste , Italy . |
| 2 | There is a minor triumph for British tennis when Jo Durie , Clare Wood and Anne Hobbs beat Indonesia 3-0 in the first round of the Federation Cup in Tokyo . |
| 3 | A 1-0 win keeps Swindon second in the first division . |
| 4 | It was the turn of ‘ The Workers ' Party ’ from Dublin to capture the headlines in Belfast on 27th February last in the first ever IBOA National 10-Pin Bowling Tournament . |
| 5 | Oct. 21 In the first of a spate of stabbings , a Palestinian labourer kills three Israelis in a West Jerusalem knife attack [ ibid . ] . |
| 6 | ANDRE AGASSI , the second seed , was knocked out of the Hong Kong Open in the first round yesterday by Haiti 's Ronald Agenor . |
| 7 | MARTIN DUGARD rode unbeaten on his home track as England outclassed Australia 73–35 in the first Test at Oxford last night . |
| 8 | The opposition failed to make an impact on Nov. 25 in the first multiparty elections since independence in 1960 , the ruling Parti démocratique de la Côte d'Ivoire ( PDCI ) retaining 163 of the 175 seats . |
| 9 | Drumaness Mills have not conceded a goal this season and they again recorded a blank sheet when beating Dunmurry Rec 3-0 in the first round of the Steel & Sons Cup at Ashley Park . |
| 10 | They really should have outpointed the New Zealand XV in the first match at Hamilton for they outplayed the New Zealanders for rather more than half the game . |
| 11 | Crusaders , who hammered Wakefield 30-0 in the first round , were never in front and were let down by bad handling in atrocious conditions . |
| 12 | Cirrus Logic Inc has reported fourth quarter net profits down 37.6% at $2.5m on turnover up 81.7% at $104.6m ; net profit for the year to March 31 rose 20.1% at $20.6m on turnover up 63.0% to $354.8m ; net per share , off 37.5% at $0.10 in the quarter , rose 19% to $0.81 in the year ; the comparisons are with figures that have been restated to reflect the acquisitions of Acumos Inc in the first quarter and Pacific Communications Sciences Inc in the fourth . |
| 13 | The seniors , managed jointly by County President Peter Woodward and Richard Morris and coached by Chelmsford 's Paul Morris , beat Lincolnshire 3–0 in the first round and Cambridgeshire 5–0 in the semi-finals . |
| 14 | After losing a couple of games early in the season , Yeovil are now unbeaten in nine outings , moving up to sixth place in the Conference , and disposed of Torquay 5-2 in the first round with the aid of a hat-trick from striker Paul Batty . |
| 15 | The Human Rights Protection Party ( HRPP ) , led by Prime Minister Tofilau Eti Alesana , was returned to power on April 5 in the first general election under the country 's recently introduced universal adult suffrage . |
| 16 | The Century Guild was founded in 1882 ‘ to render all branches of Art the sphere no longer of the tradesman but of the Artist ’ as Mackmurdo wrote in April 1882 in the first number of the Guild periodical , The Hobby Horse . |
| 17 | ENGLAND , including forwards Steve Brain , Mike Rafter and Bob Hesford , struggled to overcome host nation Bermuda 39–24 in the first round of the World Rugby Classic tournament for ex-internationals over 33 years old . |