Example sentences of "his first [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tony Fretwell-Downing , the Sheffield computer businessman who sponsored the event , very gamely claimed his first ever route with an ascent of the loose and long west flank . |
| 2 | Russell 's loss was Marcus Gorman 's gain , as the 28-year-old stockbroker was riding his first ever winner . |
| 3 | Here was Dennis Potter , by critical consent the best pure television writer we have , directing his first ever film : as near as dammit , total artistic control under conditions of time and budget that were extraordinarily generous ; the film-maker 's dream . |
| 4 | His first ever race was in an MG-based special ; he 'd also raced Jaguars and Astons , Ferraris and Maseratis — and Healeys . |
| 5 | Scorers for Timberland were Mike Travers , Ian Cain , Mark Scorey and Dave Evans-Turner who notched up his first ever goal . |
| 6 | Skipper , Derek Hall got them going with his first ever goal for the club , so no wonder he went on a victory run . |
| 7 | Joey managed to fill third place behind Scots rider Jim Moodie , who joined Carl Fogarty in scoring his first ever North-West win . |
| 8 | On Sunday 18 April , Dave was preparing himself for his first ever parachute jump to raise money for charity [ and to overcome his own fear of heights and aeroplanes ] when he heard that the jump had been cancelled due to bad weather . |
| 9 | RICHARD HANNON is eyeing the gold in a bid to clinch his first ever trainer 's title . |
| 10 | Skipper poses with his first ever rosette . |
| 11 | Young Richard Kirk was n't content with a fine 7 lb 2 oz bream when he ventured out with his dad on his first ever fishing trip — he went on to bank ten others to 6 lb ! |