Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] the first round " in BNC.

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1 Mr Van de Velde stresses than any player not fit enough to play in the first round of the Premiership on April 26 will not be considered for the final .
2 Lendl , who won his third successive Open title in 1987 , retired against Australian qualifier Neil Borwick while trailing 4-6 6-4 3-1 and became the record fifth men 's seed to lose in the first round this year .
3 Wales have yet to qualify for the first round of the NatWest Trophy , but looking at the results from this year 's competition , perhaps they were well out of it .
4 The team won the first leg 2-1 and drew the second leg in Belfast on Wednesday night to qualify for the first round of the tournament .
5 If you think about it , as you were n't strong enough to respond on the first round , you can hardly want to redouble now to play .
6 When would-be television stars realised that just to get through the first round involved completing a detailed questionnaire their enthusiasm waned somewhat .
7 We are now in a new championship and we will be starting from scratch on Sunday , ’ states the Newry schoolteacher , ‘ To get through the first round is always a big task .
8 The whole secret is to get over the first round and then improve your display for the next game . ’
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