Example sentences of "play [pron] first [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It is reassuring to know that Gallacher was one of the players chosen to represent Scotland when the national team played its first overseas international against France in May 1930 .
2 Tom came over eight days before the 1973 British Open started and he played his first two practice rounds with that great Australian golfer Bruce Crampton .
3 But he was close on 34 when , in 1951 , he played his first full season for Surrey under M R Barton .
4 Owers played his first full game for three months in the derby win over Middlesbrough and then gave boss Malcolm Crosby a welcome cup final headache .
5 Ronald Colman , who became universally well known as a film actor in the 1920s and 1930s , played his first acting rolls in the Bedford Park Club .
6 But with the Paris Angels due to play their first Irish show soon , is he not worried that ‘ Scope 's sleeve ( depicting a cross ) might cause offence ?
7 But with the Paris Angels due to play their first Irish show soon , is he not worried that ‘ Scope 's sleeve ( depicting a cross ) might cause offence ?
8 Meanwhile , Tottenham welcome back winger Darren Anderton , who is set to play his first full game after a hernia operation injury for Tottenham against Arsenal .
9 Creaney , brought up on legends of the Lisbon Lions side who won the European Cup before he was born , is due to play his first full match in Europe when Celtic take on Cologne in the UEFA Cup first round first leg in Germany this week .
10 BJORN BORG who , at 36 , is still contemplating a return to Grand Slam tournaments , faces Olivier Delaitre , of France — ranked 44th in the world — when he plays his first official men 's singles match for almost a year in Nice tomorrow .
11 Gary Mabbutt , last season 's skipper , plays his first full game after three summer operations in a friendly against West Ham this morning .
12 Naas Botha and his team play their first international in England since 1969 — and it could be their last in a long while .
13 We are talking here about 20-year-old Alison McGrandles , who will be in the vital pivot berth as Scotland 's women play their first international — against Ireland at Raeburn Place , Edinburgh , tomorrow ( 2pm ) .
14 ENGLAND will create a little bit of history on Saturday when they play their first indoor international on grass grown thousands of miles away .
15 Veterans ' debut FOOTBALL : Middlesbrough FC Over 35s team will play their first competitive match against Hull City in the veterans ' professional tournament at Norton Sports Ground , Norton , tomorrow ( 11am ) .
16 She was a talented ice-skater who was then playing her first principal role in the Wembley pantomime Dick Whittington On Ice .
17 The latter victory was also somewhat remarkable as Cordwell , who is ranked one place above Reggi in 19th , was playing her first serious singles match since a back injury forced her out for the game almost six months ago .
18 At this period the players must have been getting sick of the sight of each other , for just another few months and England were playing their first one-day games in the West Indies .
19 In a fortnight 's time , Derry will be playing their first all-Ireland League game when they travel to Belfast to take on North .
20 And it has the edge on experience against an Indian side , playing their first full Test series at home for four years .
21 Wessels hit an unbeaten 95 as South Africa , playing their first full series after two decades of international isolation , comfortably won the third Test against India in Cape Town by nine wickets .
22 PARKLANDS Strikers football team are playing their first full season in the Ellesmere Port Junior League in new tracksuits .
23 The Taysiders will be playing their first competitive outdoor match of the year for , unlike their domestic rivals , they were on international duty last week in Basle , doing Scotland proud in winning the B Division of the European Indoor Championship .
24 Jonathan Griffiths , the former Welsh rugby union half-back , will play his first full game since September 24 in place of the injured Neil Holding , and Tommy Frodsham could be in contention after recovering from knee ligament damage .
25 The American , playing his first serious match since April 9 because of tendonitis in his right wrist , lost 5–7 6–2 6–1 to German Carl-Uwe Steeb in the first round .
26 This Saturday he 'll be joined by former Gloucester captain Mike Hamlin , who 's playing his first First team match for his new club .
27 Bob Monkhouse , best known as a comedy writer and actor for television and radio , and playing his first straight acting role in the West End , as Buddy 's elder brother , Alan , spotted Crawford 's comedy potential and invited him to his home , where they spent an evening reading the play .
28 Wayne Larkins , who last represented his country eight years ago , scored a century then Angus Fraser , playing his first one-day game for England , took four for 21 .
29 Then Brian Mooney , playing his first senior game for nearly a year , was dispossessed on the edge of the penalty area and Minto gleefully scored the winner .
30 Lyndon Hooper another Canadian from the same backwater as was playing his first full game for Birmingham .
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