Example sentences of "came [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Brian Lara 's timing and placement helped to give the West Indies ' innings its early momentum — 81 came off the first 20 overs — Simmons used his massive strength to devastating effect as 102 were plundered off the next 15 overs . |
| 2 | And he was encouraged by the way he came through the first 10-round contest of his 33-fight unbeaten career . |
| 3 | And he was encouraged by the way he came through the first 10-round contest of his 33-fight unbeaten career . |
| 4 | Sarah came through the first week of marriage with few hopes of real happiness , though she was pleased enough with her elevated circumstances . |
| 5 | One of the liveliest days of the campaign came during the first week . |
| 6 | The accusations came during the first day of a tribunal in which Ron Thomson claims he was forced to quit his post as general manager at the trust . |
| 7 | His rise to prominence came during the first Dutch war ( 1652–4 ) . |
| 8 | I remember well , during the air-raids of the forties when I was in London and we waited as darkness came for the first sirens and the deep breath to get one 's courage up , that we felt we were part of the will of the capital of England . |
| 9 | Despite publicity about their strict code of conduct , it was obvious that the rules had been broken because when the time came for the first troupe to go home , John was astounded to learn that eight out of the sixteen had married during the run and intended to remain behind and every one of the other eight was engaged . |
| 10 | If only — the thought came for the first time — if only she had stayed with Papa ! |
| 11 | Then , during his three years in exile he came for the first time into close contact with the main exponents of the Gregorian ideal , and we must ask how far and in what circumstances he adopted the phraseology of the Gregorian reformers ; then , whether he adopted the theoretical structure which their favourite phrase libertas ecclesiae expressed , or adopted the phrase for use only in exceptional circumstances and for special reasons . |
| 12 | They came for the first lot for nine months , then they went back . |
| 13 | The teachers in our study did use strategies which came into the first category , but it was the second which was the key to understanding the all-pervasive quality of the collaboration and the self-sufficiency of the children which had so impressed us , allowing the teacher uninterrupted periods of time for working with individuals and groups . |
| 14 | ‘ I came into the first form of his boarding school . |
| 15 | The defendants argued that : ( a ) The proviso quoted above came within the first test enunciated by Lord Reid in the Esso case ( see p 7 above ) ie that it did not deprive the plaintiff of any freedom which he would otherwise have had ; accordingly that it did not operate as a restraint of trade and therefore that it was effective on the admitted facts to terminate the plaintiff 's entitlement to commission . |
| 16 | Soon he came upon the first of the Regent 's horsemen , Douglases to a man , riding back and forward , to form a cordon cutting off the castle . |
| 17 | It was a pleasant walk along well-trodden paths through Birbeck Woods beyond which we came upon the first set of workings in Gunnerside Gill : the remains of dressing floors belonging to the Old Gang Mining Company . |
| 18 | Three miles below the village they came upon the first of the hallowed plantations of Father Noah . |
| 19 | Twenty-seven of those came in the first match , against Pontypridd ; Bedford took a similar caning and Coventry only four points less . |
| 20 | Those Roebuck penalties apart , the only other scores from the Australians came in the first half , when strapping winger Damien Smith barged his way through two tackles to notch the game 's only try . |
| 21 | Atkins felt that Peterborough 's first goal , which came in the first minute of the second-half , should have been disallowed because Cambridge goalkeeper John Vaughan had the ball kicked out of his hands by sliding Peterborough midfielder John McGlashan . |
| 22 | He was also ready for office , and was delighted when an offer came in the first few weeks of the new Government . |
| 23 | The two who came in the first place . |
| 24 | Two of them came in the first half as Bolton tore Watford to shreds . |
| 25 | The only casualty came in the first week after the ceasefire last August . |
| 26 | United 's goal came in the first half … top marks for winger Max Nicholson … he kept control … kept his head and then smashed it home … low and hard … |
| 27 | United 's best chances came in the first half , but Barnsley gave as good as they got and went close once or twice . |
| 28 | Their goals came in the first half , Scot Sammy Johnston opening his account for the club and |
| 29 | Witt , a big-serving 6ft 3ins American , produced a disastrous 12 double faults in the match but most of those came in the first set and a half when Wilkinson could hardly put a foot wrong . |
| 30 | That goal was a little rough on St Johnstone , who had chances during the second half , though the best came in the first when Harry Curran threaded a pass through to Vinny Arkins . |