Example sentences of "to [noun prp] [prep] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | India reached 31 without loss by the close , both Srikkanth and Sidhu making 13 , but the latter was lucky to survive a chance to Taylor at first slip off the first ball he faced . |
| 2 | KALAMAZOO GOES TO NETHERLANDS FOR FIRST ACQUISITION ON THE CONTINENT |
| 3 | AXE CONTRACTS WORTH $30m TO ERICSSON IN FIRST QUARTER |
| 4 | I was drawn to Laurie at first meeting , when the local Co-operative Party nominated him as candidate for the 1959 general election . |
| 5 | In spite of William 's immediate miss that allowed Hudson his second escape , the West Indies still made up some ground when Kenneth Benjamin and Jimmy Adams acquired their first Test wickets just before tea through cut shots that were edged to Lara at first slip ; Peter Kirsten off Benjamin , a powerfully-built fast bowler with a method not unlike Colin Croft 's in the wide angle of delivery , and Hansie Cronje to the fourth ball from Adams , whose left-arm spin had been restricted to seven wicketless overs all season . |