Example sentences of "and [vb past] their first " in BNC.
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| 1 | St Agnes introduced the Poor Clares into the Convent of St Saviour and became their first abbess in 1235 . |
| 2 | A contingent headed for Plymouth and met their first serious resistance at Trematon Castle by Saltash , held for the King by Sir Richard Grenville . |
| 3 | Armstrong 's interest in and love of birds began during his childhood in Northern Ireland and found their first mature expression in his prize-winning book Birds of the Grey Wind ( 1940 ) , as much a contribution to literature as to natural history . |
| 4 | The English Cup and league champions brought to an end a 33-match unbeaten home run by Neath , dating back to Pontypool 's visit on 8 March , 1988 , and recorded their first win over Neath since 1983 . |
| 5 | Paul Rideout 's first league goal for Everton was also the first by one of the club 's strikers at The City Ground for almost 23 years - and brought their first league win at Nottingham Forest for more than 10 years . |
| 6 | The group reformed and had their first exhibition in 1949 . |
| 7 | Logie and Dujon , once again , had other ideas , and exceeded their first innings partnership by one run . |
| 8 | The staff of Pravda , the leading Soviet newspaper , declared themselves independent of the Communist Party and published their first non-partisan issue on 31 August . |
| 9 | The Dadaists , a nonsense name chosen at random , evolved the idea of a miniature variety show and held their first show in a little bar , the Cabaret Voltaire . |
| 10 | ALAN KELLY made the crucial penalty shoot-out save that crowned Sheffield United 's FA Cup fightback against Blackburn and clinched their first semi-final for 32 years . |