Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] her first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lady du Cann , 47 , who lives with Sir Edward 40 miles away at Wellington , Somerset , inherited 15th-century Athelhampton from her first husband , Sir Robert Cooke . |
| 2 | When Mr Cod was a puppy , Simon Cowell , the man who signed Sinitta to her first recording deal , bought her a Yorkshire Terrier to keep Mr Cod company . |
| 3 | ‘ Absolutely staggering ’ was how Wright viewed Wearside on her first visit . |
| 4 | In sharp contrast , Goodall learnt about diplomacy early on , back in England after her first spell at Gombe . |
| 5 | This has been stressed by new Minister of Agriculture Gillian Shephard in her first speech since taking up her new job in the Cabinet . |
| 6 | This has been stressed by new Minister of Agriculture Gillian Shephard in her first speech since taking up her new job in the Cabinet . |
| 7 | ‘ Mother 's been in Ireland since her first marriage . |
| 8 | Phil Campbell , presenter of ‘ Folk Club ’ on BBC Radio Ulster , has just emerged from Spring Studio in Rostrevor with her first album of contemporary songs , and comes to the Harp Folk Club with husband Tom McFarlane on percussion and three other hand-picked musicians to showcase this debut offering . |
| 9 | Australia 's Danielle Drady , briefly ranked No 2 in the world last year , lost to Holland 's Hugoline van Hoorn in her first match since rupturing an Achilles tendon last autumn . |
| 10 | Only twelve seconds of Crawford 's newly found skill was seen in this racy film and , incidentally , one of the two female water-skiers glimpsed in the same scene was Charlotte Rampling in her first film role . |
| 11 | She lifted her multi-petticoated skirts and walked down with as much grace as she could manage , playing the part of Cinderella at her first ball , prevented from any sudden movement by the flattering silken wig whose curls were interlaced with pearls and fell in tumbling ringlets on to one breast . |
| 12 | Liz Taylor in her FIRST wedding dress ; a 42 year old picture no-one was aware existed . |
| 13 | A TEENAGE papergirl who found the body of murdered bus driver Kevin McEvoy on her first day at work was back doing her rounds yesterday . |
| 14 | She had said just that to Miss Fairgrieves on her first day as governess . |
| 15 | Initially Gordievsky was treated as a very important person and briefed Mrs Thatcher before her first meeting with Gorbachev.He was also flown to Washington to see Reagan before his meeting with the Russian leader in Geneva . |
| 16 | ‘ The NHS is not for sale ’ Virginia Bottomley talks to George Jones in her first interview since joining the Cabinet |
| 17 | " Combining mystery with history " : this was a phrase I invented ( or perhaps inadvertently cribbed ) for the blurb of the first novel I wrote under the pseudonym of Evelyn Hervey , The Governess , a story in which Miss Harriet Unwin in her first post as a governess in 1870s London finds herself accused of murder and has to pinpoint the real killer to save herself from the Old Bailey . |
| 18 | Judy our new Director will lead her team , of Simon , Richard and To and er Tony and I think it seems particularly er , appropriate and important that Judy at her first appearance here as Director , although many of us present , I know , would remember her wearing other hats , should have this opportunity of speaking the Councillor members and giving us some idea of how the Management Team see the future before us in the years to come . |
| 19 | LAURA WITH HER FIRST GRANDCHILD , SARA JANE , IN THE CONSERVATORY AT RHYDOLDOG , 1984 . |
| 20 | LAURA WITH HER FIRST CHILD , JANE , BORN IN 1953 , OUTSIDE THE FRONT ENTRANCE 'S TO THEIR FLAT IN ST GEORGE 'S SQUARE , GATHERING ENERGY BEFORE MOUNTING THE NINETY-NINE STEPS TO THE TOP . |
| 21 | They were at Klosters , snapping Fergie on her first skiing holiday of the season . |
| 22 | This was the final stop for the Princess of Wales on her first visit to New York . |