Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] [unc] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Party Politics became Gaselee 's first winner in 1992 and was only his 11th success of the season . |
| 2 | These contradictory elements drew Eleanor 's first image of New York : smokestacks , horse-drawn carts , the steeple of Trinity church , shipchandlers offices , and English spoken in unfamiliar accents . |
| 3 | He used Myeloski 's first name . |
| 4 | In about 431 , Palladius became Ireland 's first bishop . |
| 5 | Mrs Robinson , who became Ireland 's first woman president in 1990 , has frequently said she would like to visit the Royal Family and receive visits from them in return . |
| 6 | He thus became Scotland 's first world boxing champion . |
| 7 | Then came Willie 's first career milestone : taking Roberto de Vicenzo around Hoylake to win the 1967 Open . |
| 8 | In 1795 came Green 's first publication on the Lake District , the Forty-eight Views of the Lake District and Four Views of Wales , drawn and published by William Green . |
| 9 | In October 1982 , when the NUM as a whole rejected Scargill 's first strike call as national President , by 61 to 39 per cent , the Yorkshire Area voted 56 per cent in favour . |
| 10 | Who scored Charlton 's first goal on their return to The Valley is a logical sequel to the original poser : Who was the first player to score in the first live televised game in England ? |
| 11 | Then came Beardsley 's late strike which secured Everton 's first League derby win since March 1988 . |
| 12 | Sanchez played a part in Thomas 's goal and then claimed Wimbledon 's first equaliser after 35 minutes . |
| 13 | ‘ St George for England , St Pancras for Scotland ’ went the joke , unconsciously bestowing on the station a symbolic national status — something Sir Thomas Beecham also did when he declared Elgar 's First Symphony ‘ the St Pancras among the symphonies ’ . |
| 14 | The current head of state , Joaquim Alberto Chissano , succeeded Mozambique 's first President , Samora Machel , who was killed in an air crash in October 1986 [ see p. 34791 ] . |
| 15 | That followed Waddle 's first goal for Wednesday , a low left-foot drive from 20 yards . |
| 16 | The first secretary , Miss Coldharbour , Canon Wheeler 's immaculate conception , as Ian called her , had on the first day coolly returned Julia 's first batch of letters with mistakes marked in a soft shorthand pencil which proved difficult to eradicate cleanly with a rubber when the corrections had been made . |
| 17 | In a predictably frenetic start which typified Liverpool 's first half performance , Hutchison fired a good chance over the top and Rush 's shot on the turn was clutched by Cherchesov . |
| 18 | To answer this question I followed Orwell 's first metaphor for working-class poverty and asked the question : what does intermittent itinerancy tell us about the conditions that produce the poverty of women ? |
| 19 | Another road design of the same period , which included Ireland 's first suspension bridge , was from Kenmare to Bantry , in the south-west . |
| 20 | Yorkshire Television , which made the £2 million ITV series , claimed yesterday that nearly 18 million people watched Sunday 's first story . |
| 21 | Yorkshire TV , which made the £2 million series , said yesterday nearly 18 million people watched Sunday 's first story in which Jason , above , plays Detective Inspector Jack Frost . |
| 22 | Dermot Reeve clipped Waqar 's first delivery for a single but his second ball uprooted last man Richard Illingworth 's leg stump . |
| 23 | There is of course nothing new in finding new uses : Malmesbury Abbey after the Reformation became Britain 's first clothing factory . |
| 24 | LENNOX LEWIS yesterday became Britain 's first heavyweight champion this century — without throwing a punch . |
| 25 | She became Britain 's first woman in space in 1991 , when she took part in a joint soviet , British space flight . |
| 26 | Riddick Bowe 's World Boxing Council belt ended up in the trash can , Mike Tyson ended up in the can , and Lennox Lewis became Britain 's first world heavyweight champion without even hitting anyone . |
| 27 | Jack 's début , on 20 October , 1928 , saw Arsenal 's first victory at St James 's Park for seventeen years , when Newcastle were beaten 3–0 . |
| 28 | 1879 saw Glasgow 's first telephone exchange , the Douglas , named after Douglas Street . |
| 29 | A keen football fan , he attended Dinamo 's first leg 2-1 win and met with Linfield chairman David Campbell . |
| 30 | He added : ‘ I always liked Dion 's first touch but I still was n't sure until I saw a video of his goals . |