Example sentences of "'s [noun] [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the publisher 's favourite remains the first reply he received . |
| 2 | The 18-year-old 's enthusiasm made the first and third chances for Hendrie after 51 and 66 minutes . |
| 3 | So Carlton 's proposals to televise the first four books in Mike 's Angel series next year may be welcome . |
| 4 | There was a bid by Banbury School to opt out of local control , and in a poll among the parents sixty two percent voted against the Governor 's proposals to become the first school in Oxfordshire to leave County Council control . |
| 5 | Irvine had earlier hit the post and there was no doubting Aberdeen 's willingness to put the first tie behind them and move purposefully into the semi-finals . |
| 6 | The second day 's trek mirrored the first in difficulty . |
| 7 | Navratilova 's exit marked the first time no American woman had reached the quarter-finals of the US Open since women began playing in the tournament in 1887 . |
| 8 | Pontypridd35 Cardiff HSOB15 CARDIFF HSOB 's aim to become the first Welsh junior club to reach the semi-final stage of the Schweppes Cup failed just as all previous attempts by minnows had done . |
| 9 | The marriage relationship takes primacy , so that one 's spouse becomes the first source of support for married people . |
| 10 | This month 's Magazine contains the first of two articles by Bill Howieson which it is hoped will help all of us when we pray for our missionary brothers and sisters . |
| 11 | Hartlepool 's Procession host the first show at the Empire in Middlesbrough on Monday ; Hug take the tour to Newcastle Poly on March 2 , and on March 5 the Poppyfield bring it to Perry 's in Darlington where the Autumn Divers will also be on the bill . |
| 12 | Leaders of the GM Vauxhall Conference , Colchester are 5–4 favourites to emulate Wealdstone 's double feat of 1985 and go into today 's first-leg seeking the first domestic trophy in their 55-year history . |
| 13 | Tommy Dempsey went close to the visitors just four minutes before half time , but both teams welcomed the referee 's whistle to end the first half . |
| 14 | Pioline 's stunner ended Courier 's quest to become the first man to reach all four Grand Slam finals in one year since the great Rod Laver won them all in 1969 . |
| 15 | Joe Jordan 's men dominated the first half hour with Tosh McKinlay having a close range effort blocked by keeper Gilbert Bodart and then John Millar shooting just wide . |
| 16 | This spring , the Christian Democrat-led coalition Senate that emerged from last December 's elections announced the first budget for the whole of Berlin since the 1940s — Dm40.1 billion , including Dm12.3 billion specifically for the eastern districts . |
| 17 | Lorton opened his mouth to speak but something in Dougal 's face strangled the first syllable . |
| 18 | Part of a set of 20 in all , this month 's cards represent the first of four instalments , covering popular tropical fish . |