Example sentences of "[prep] the first round [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Both scored highly in the first round but the French had done so well in the next round with three landing on the line , that only the RAF stood a chance of catching them .
2 His crisp jabbing had Gary Newton of Teams instantly on the defensive , and Exley followed up with tremendous hooks that had Newton down three times in the first round before the referee stepped in .
3 Sir Anthony said on the BBC 's World at One : ‘ I almost certainly will challenge her in the first round if no one else comes forward .
4 Come the tournament he certainly putted well enough , and we were there after a 70 in the first round and a shot behind Jack Nicklaus after the second round .
5 On present estimates , the right could win as many as 80-90 seats straight off in the first round and the Socialists none .
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