Example sentences of "his first game " in BNC.
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| 1 | Irwin , the centre whose back injury ruled him out of Ireland 's tour of North America , plays his first game for four months when Instonians take on Malone this weekend . |
| 2 | Moore , who has been resting since the Lions tour , plays his first game of the season for Nottingham , at Northampton on Saturday . |
| 3 | GARRY SCHOFIELD plays his first game for Leeds for almost seven weeks in tonight 's Regal Trophy preliminary round match against Ryedale-York at Headingley , writes Paul Fitzpatrick . |
| 4 | His son , Stephen , suffered the same fate when he broke a leg in his first game for Middlesbrough . |
| 5 | Just when it seemed that a try would be too much to hope for after 30 tedious minutes , the crowd were treated to two first-class efforts , from Ledger and Fox , playing his first game at Hilton Park since he left Leigh for Leeds three years ago . |
| 6 | ELLERY HANLEY will play his first game of the season for Wigan in their Regal Trophy quarter-final replay with Leeds at Central Park tomorrow , and a game already generating considerable interest could now draw a crowd of 20,000 . |
| 7 | Arsenal 's scorer was Paul Davis , playing his first game since April because of injury . |
| 8 | Arsenal 's scorer was Paul Davis , playing his first game since April because of injury . |
| 9 | Ronnie Moran , who had been chatting with Mr Souness about the match hours before the Liverpool manager headed for the operating theatre , will have to report failure in his first game in charge . |
| 10 | There was more in the pitch than on the opening day for the quicker bowlers and with the second new ball Mark Ilott , playing his first game for Essex for a year after serious back problems kept him out of the game last season , was impressively hostile . |
| 11 | Diego Maradona will play in an exhibition match at the Velez Sarsfield stadium in Argentina today — his first game since being suspended for drug abuse in March 1991 . |
| 12 | His first game for Arsenal was a nightmare , and before the 1930 Cup final he told Chapman how anxious he was Arsenal should win , so he would justify his record fee . |
| 13 | To compound the hype , Peter Marinello played a blinder in his first game at Arsenal , scoring a goal against Manchester United to the delight of the Arsenal faithful . |
| 14 | He played 138 consecutive League matches in the top flight before he missed his first game , through sickness , at Wolverhampton on 14 October 1972 . |
| 15 | Tim Rodber would have to be a brilliant player to get near Dean 's standard in his first game . |
| 16 | Elland Road 's under-soil heating has been switched on to beat the frost and give Batty his first game since suffering a hairline ankle fracture in October . |
| 17 | With Tony Adams suspended , he drafted in David O'Leary for his first game of the season alongside Andy Linighan and Steve Bould in the centre of a five-man defence . |
| 18 | Arsenal 's England full-back Lee Dixon made a successful comeback in the reserve team 's 1-0 defeat by Luton yesterday , playing his first game since sustaining a knee injury more than three weeks ago . |
| 19 | Ipswich may have Geraint Williams back while City player-boss Peter Reid starts his first game for three months . |
| 20 | Gudni Bergsson is set to play his first game of the season at sweeper . |
| 21 | Thomas was particularly impressed with 18-year-old striker Grant Watts , who scored on his full debut , and midfielder Simon Rodger , ‘ pressganged ’ by manager Steve Coppell into playing his first game of the season . |
| 22 | The 30-year-old Scouser plays his first game for Coventry since his £250,000 permanent move from Newcastle against Liverpool , the club he worshipped as a boy . |
| 23 | In contrast to Sealey , Mike Salmon — in his first game for two years — had a quiet afternoon , making one good save early on from Trevor Matthewson . |
| 24 | The 22-year-old earns his first game under Kevin Keegan 's management in the Anglo-Italian meeting with Ascoli . |
| 25 | Barnes , playing his first game since rupturing his Achilles tendon in the summer , came on as a substitute and set-up the 87th-minute winner for Ronnie Rosenthal in their 1–0 victory over QPR . |
| 26 | Gough , carrying an injury , went off and the Rangers defence looked even more unsure — not least because his replacement was inexperienced 19-year-old Steve Pressley , playing his first game of the season . |
| 27 | The Kiwi Rugby League forward , playing his first game for the club since a summer move from Warrington , will be sidelined for eight to 10 weeks . |
| 28 | Wales ' outside half , Neil Jenkins , in his first game after suspension , also replied with four penalties for the visitors . |
| 29 | Manager Ferguson is still undecided on his team but £1million Dion Dublin looks likely to start his first game . |
| 30 | At last that shy retiring dragon , Little Puff ( remember his first game ? ) has had the good sense to change his name . |