Example sentences of "to [verb] [pos pn] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the onset of summer drew near to marking our first year together and I began to sense a distinct cooling in Joe 's attitude to me . |
| 2 | As for Karen Mitchell , the defending Champion , she returned an 89 in which , at the short 17th , she knocked her tee shot to within 14 feet of the flag , only to hit her first putt through the green . |
| 3 | LOWLY Brightlingsea United came agonisingly close to recording their first Jewson League Premier Division win of the season against top of the table Wisbech . |
| 4 | He was docked four times on his way to reaching his first one day century . |
| 5 | ‘ The whole of this club is rooting for him and wishing him well , ’ added the comparatively young Liverpool chairman , who admitted to finding his first year in office ‘ a difficult baptism ’ . |
| 6 | At time of NME going to press , the situation in the charts was still ongoing , but the MAS campaign seemed to be close to striking its first blow with the new HOLLY JOHNSON single hovering around the Top 100 . |