Example sentences of "and he [vb past] [art] first " in BNC.
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1 | Several clubs from the Football League sought to tempt Harry away from the Palace , but without success , and he became the first Palace player to be awarded a Benefit by our club — it was the Southern League encounter with Coventry City at the Palace on 12 October 1912. 9,000 fans turned up and the Palace won 3–0 . |
2 | His heart was thudding hard against his ribs and he felt the first droplet of perspiration pop onto his forehead . |
3 | David Rees is Chairman of the Law Committee , and he introduced the first morning session , which dealt with the new rules for Administration Orders in personal insolvency . |
4 | Powell , taking a quick penalty , fed skipper Gander on the burst and he broke the first line of defence to surge clear . |
5 | In 1930 he won an open scholarship to read modern history at Trinity College , Cambridge , and he gained a first in part i of the modern history tripos ( 1932 ) , and an aegrotat in part ii ( 1933 ) . |