Example sentences of "england [prep] the first time " in BNC.

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1 The son came to England for the first time in 1922 as a Rhodes scholar .
2 Today , South Africa play rugby in England for the first time in nearly 23 years when a line-up containing five current internationals faces the Midlands at Leicester 's Welford Road .
3 They will also be showered with gifts like top-of-the-range Mercedes cars and luxury apartments if they can spring a World Cup upset and beat England for the first time .
4 Many Irish women , including myself , who had come to England for the first time were truly shocked by the levels of anti-Irish racism directed at us .
5 Here he 'd smelt the air of England for the first time , the crisp October air ; here he 'd fed first , drunk first ; first had cause for laughter , and later , for tears .
6 The England captain is a level-headed man , and Javed Mianded , who turns 35 on June 12 , is a much matured person with the added responsibility of leading his team to England for the first time , although he has captained Pakistan in 28 previous Tests , winning 11 and losing five , the rest being drawn .
7 As pesticide concentrations in the environment fall , birds of prey are returning to areas of eastern England for the first time in decades .
8 DAVID PLATT , the Juventus midfielder , will captain England for the first time in the World Cup clash with San Marino at Wembley tonight .
9 When the £5 million Juventus midfielder leads out England for the first time he will spare a thought for the man who captained England to 1966 World Cup glory , just 48 hours after Bobby Moore revealed that he was battling cancer .
10 A year later Moore captained England for the first time , against Czechoslovakia .
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