Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [prep] [pron] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG limped in with its first half figures two days after its parent reported , complaining that falling computer prices would lead to a a fall in turnover of around $635m — that 's one billion marks — in the business year to September 30 : the company belatedly responded to Reuter 's inquiries after the announcement of the parent 's figures by saying that Nixdorf first half sales fell 9% to $3,555m and that orders fell 5% to $3,620m ; it would not forecast the group 's earnings but pointed to earlier company predictions of a slight improvement this year last year 's $326m loss . |
| 2 | Bright , drafted in for his first start following injuries to David Hirst and Paul Warhurst , put them in front , but Trevor Francis 's men still had to settle for a point at Stamford Bridge . |
| 3 | It was as though Estabrook had set two dogs on Judith 's heels — one bringing death , the other life — and let fate decide which caught up with her first . |
| 4 | There were a few stunners , true , but they always moved out after their first year whilst the ungainly ones became permanent fixtures . |
| 5 | And Keith Rowland looked comfortable when he came on for his first cap in the second half … another lad who can do a useful job for Northern Ireland in years to come . |
| 6 | The old , old fashion ! ( 2 ) The fashion that came in with our first garments , and will last unchanged until our race has run its course , and the wide firmament is rolled up like a scroll ( 3 ) . |
| 7 | The pace the pattern was set seconds later , as Oxford roared back with their first attack . |
| 8 | I paid the woman next door a quid to look after Lee and Max , bought a roller and tray and a paste brush — another quid — borrowed a paste board , and at 8 a.m. skipped off to my first commission . |
| 9 | And that was where at the age of sixteen , I turned up for my first job interview . |
| 10 | ITALY , weakened by injuries and suspension , could face a torrid time in tonight 's World Cup qualifier against a Portuguese side fired up for their first home match in the series . |
| 11 | Jose-Maria Olazabal finished on a better note with a 70 and was five under par for the last three rounds , which partially made up for his first round of 76 . |
| 12 | I crept up to my first victim in the same way as I imagine a lion cub stalks it first wildebeest — clumsily . |
| 13 | I went into the job feeling confident enough , but the wind that got up for our first day soon knocked that out of me . |
| 14 | Brian Swan was first to the ball when Townsend 's penalty came off the right-hand post and Swan was also in support of the stand-off when he touched down for his first try . |
| 15 | His pleasure was that England went on to their first home victory against the West Indies since 1969 . |
| 16 | His pleasure was that England went on to their first home victory against the West Indies since 1969 . |
| 17 | The following year he won the 500 race at the North West at 88.71mph , and then went on to his first World Championship successes , in both the 350 and 500 classes , the first man ever to do so . |
| 18 | My Lord Mayor , the Local Management of Schools scheme er was reviewed first in the light of consultation which went on during its first full year of operation . |
| 19 | BREDBURY , league leaders in the Meller Braggins Cheshire Cricket League , went down to their first defeat of the season at Cholmondley on Saturday . |
| 20 | Nigel went off for his first term , and when he came back he was Oliver . |
| 21 | Jim went off for his first day at work in a mood of tender incredulity , still unable to stop smiling . |
| 22 | I went up for my first term at York called Nigel and I came back as Oliver . |
| 23 | The fanfare seized up on its first chord and then seemed to fall over itself , collapsing in a welter of notes . |
| 24 | This year he went out in his first heat at the Hard Rock . |
| 25 | And er then I left them in forty six and went back to me first love , and er it was a little self contained union . |
| 26 | Later that day we went back to my first house . |
| 27 | ‘ But I went back to my first dancing teacher who taught me when I was 12 and it was like five hours of physiotherapy every day . |
| 28 | Chewing on a lump of gristle in an effort to render it small enough to pass through her swollen throat , Evelyn thought back over her first meeting with Biff Thacker . |
| 29 | Miles thought back to his first season as a hunter . |
| 30 | Those placed in an ‘ express ’ stream had even less reason for preserving a broad curriculum : like myself and my contemporaries in Cardiff High School they rattled along to their first public examination ( O level after 1951 ) at the age of fifteen , and so secured the privilege of early entry — together with the possibility of some extra time — in the sixth form . |