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 | But he was close on 34 when , in 1951 , he played his first full season for Surrey under M R Barton . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Gary Mabbutt , last season 's skipper , plays his first full game after three summer operations in a friendly against West Ham this morning . |
| 11 | Naas Botha and his team play their first international in England since 1969 — and it could be their last in a long while . |
| 12 | 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 ) . |
| 13 | ENGLAND will create a little bit of history on Saturday when they play their first indoor international on grass grown thousands of miles away . |
| 14 | 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 ) . |
| 15 | She was a talented ice-skater who was then playing her first principal role in the Wembley pantomime Dick Whittington On Ice . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | In a fortnight 's time , Derry will be playing their first all-Ireland League game when they travel to Belfast to take on North . |
| 19 | And it has the edge on experience against an Indian side , playing their first full Test series at home for four years . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | PARKLANDS Strikers football team are playing their first full season in the Ellesmere Port Junior League in new tracksuits . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Lyndon Hooper another Canadian from the same backwater as was playing his first full game for Birmingham . |
| 29 | The loss of McCoist opens up the possibility of Jess playing his first full international from the start , having been used as a substitute against Italy . |
| 30 | But he gave the lion 's share of the credit for the victory to Snodin , playing his first full 90 minutes for two and a half years after a series of hamstring and knee injuries put his career in doubt . |