Example sentences of "is [verb] his [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mal Donaghy is seeking his first Championship medal at the age of 35 as fourth-placed Chelsea try to extend a brilliant run of seven wins in their last 10 games . |
| 2 | He is so true to his roots that he is buying his first home in ‘ mean street , ’ Philadelphia , the tough district where his father and several friends were killed . |
| 3 | ‘ He 's done that and now the challenge is to keep his first team shirt . |
| 4 | He is marrying a rich American heiress tomorrow and is spending his last night on the town as a free man . |
| 5 | Mr Alan Milburn , aged 34 , is contesting his first election . |
| 6 | Whilst it is undeniable that Strach is a great player he is approaching his 37th birthday — how much longer can he keep it going . |
| 7 | Pagk , whose work is better known in France than in America , is having his second show at Thread Waxing Space from 5 to 27 March . |
| 8 | The main danger to The Thinker must be Playschool , but he is having his first race since breaking down at Cheltenham in November , 1988 . |
| 9 | The main danger to The Thinker must be Playschool , but he is having his first race since breaking down at Cheltenham in November , 1988 . |
| 10 | Gregor Gilfillan , of Levenwick , who is entering his third year of a BSc ( Hons ) biochemistry course at the University of Aberdeen ; |
| 11 | Meanwhile , Marshall Coleman is making his second attempt to become governor of Virginia . |
| 12 | The 31-year-old from Coulsden is making his seventh visit to the School after earning £7,000 from Surrey regional events and £8,000 from a handful of European tournaments this year . |
| 13 | ACTOR Kenneth Branagh is making his next appearance on stage as Hamlet thanks to a packet of Persil . |
| 14 | An aid convoy veteran is making his 14th trip to Poland in the last three years . |
| 15 | The accuracy of that contention has been challenged at the Sizewell inquiry where a Central Electricity Generating Board witness , board member John Baker , is to face his first bout of full cross-examinations . |
| 16 | Traditionally speaking , once an instructor has passed all his elementary examinations and is deemed proficient , he is awarded his first dan ( known as shodan ) . |
| 17 | The successful candidate is awarded his next kyu grade . |
| 18 | FORMER SDLP general secretary Patsy McGlone is to make his first foray into local government . |
| 19 | FARMER John Redwood , of Camp Farm , Swinton , Dudley , in the West Midlands , is planning his eighth mercy mission to aid homeless refugees the former Yugoslavia . |