Example sentences of "it [verb] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The team certainly lived up to its reputation as it whipped first place from under the noses of the Golden Wonder team at the end of the last game . |
| 2 | ‘ It starts first time , every time , ’ she says of her Citroen AX . |
| 3 | Does it clear first time ? |
| 4 | Shoving the key in the ignition , she twisted it , and , much to her surprise — and perhaps disappointment ? — it started first time . |
| 5 | Because it owns First New Hampshire Bank , Bank of Ireland took a bath in New England , America 's most depressed banking market . |
| 6 | Our survey rates Shell most highly for its management quality , where it took first place ( see table 3 ) . |