Example sentences of "lead [prep] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wakefield soon took the lead for the first time when Conway 's towering kick bounced over the line for Mason to touch down near the posts . |
| 2 | On the replay , Ely scored a two to go into the lead for the first time . |
| 3 | Showing no remorse , Parrott compiled a 75-break ; he took the lead for the first time with a more orthodox run of 83 in the next and then forged 4–2 ahead with a superb 70 clearance to black in frame six after trailing 58–0 . |
| 4 | The second half proved a nightmare as the visitors hit the first three baskets to take the lead for the first time and stay there for a 7670 victory . |
| 5 | Clydebank then completed a breathtaking comeback by taking the lead for the first time after 68 minutes . |
| 6 | Joey does n't compete in the short circuit section of the championship in which King has excelled but he has generally been in command between the hedges and today it looked like the same old story when he took the lead after the first lap . |
| 7 | Castlereagh captain Lisa Bell led her team to a 3–2 lead after the first quarter but Fermanagh , coached by former Irish Olympic canoeist Ann Cairns , pulled level to 5-all at half time . |
| 8 | South Africa 's David Frost and the Americans Scott Hoch and Tim Simpson scored five-under-par 67s yesterday to share the lead after the first round of the Million Dollar Challenge at Sun City , Bophuthatswana . |
| 9 | South Africa 's David Frost and the Americans Scott Hoch and Tim Simpson scored five-under-par 67s yesterday to share the lead after the first round of the Million Dollar Challenge at Sun City , Bophuthatswana . |
| 10 | NICK FALDO overcame the desert wind and heat to fire a three-under-par 69 for a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Million Dollar Challenge here yesterday . |
| 11 | DALE REID fired a 71 to lie two shots off the lead after the first round of the Heart Health Open in Melbourne yesterday . |
| 12 | PGA champion Nick Price posted five birdies in a six-hole stretch to take a one-shot lead after the first round in the Grand Slam of Golf at the PGA West yesterday . |
| 13 | If Berger took the lead into the first corner , then Senna would have difficulty getting by on such a tight and twisting circuit . |
| 14 | Swindon had taken the lead in the first half through striker Maskell . |
| 15 | But it was Leicester who took the lead in the first half , when Walsh headed home Philpotts cross . |
| 16 | London Scottish took the lead in the first half … and that was the only real highlight for the crowd … |
| 17 | Hereford 's hopes of building a winning run came to an end at Doncaster … the Rovers took the lead in the first half when the United defence was asleep … |
| 18 | League leaders Sunderland were held to a 1–1 draw at Whitehaven , who took the lead in the first half through Frank Hatton . |
| 19 | And this after Blackburn had taken the lead in the first half with a goal from Mike who 's since reduced the arrears to three two with a second goal from the penalty spot . |
| 20 | Yes in the F A Cup fourth round third replay between Leeds United and Arsenal at Elland Road , it was the visitors who took a two goal lead in the first half . |
| 21 | Ireland had deservedly taken the lead in the first half through Brian Smith after good loose play swarmed England . |
| 22 | COLCHESTER confirmed their position as favourites to win the Vauxhall FA Trophy when they took a 3–0 lead in the first leg of their semi-final with Conference rivals Macclesfield , at Layer Road on Saturday , writes Peter Ernest . |
| 23 | The little Third Division side caused a sensation at Anfield a fortnight ago by storming into a 3-0 lead in the first leg of their Coca-Cola Cup tie . |
| 24 | Board results of the strongest club match played this year : GM Hubner 1–0 GM Christiansen ; GM Yusupov 1–0 GM Lutz ; GM Ribli DRAW GM Hort ; GM Hertneck DRAW GM Vaganian ; GM Bonsch 0–1 GM Hickl ; GM Bischoff 1–0 GM Knaak ; IM Stangl 0–1 GM Vogt ; IM Schlosser DRAW IM Jackelen ; 4.5–3.5 England 's strongest league , the London League , was effectively decided on Tuesday when King 's Head , based at the pub of the same name in Moscow Road , Bayswater , achieved a 5–2 lead in the first session of play against Wood Green . |
| 25 | England , with Andrew Hine and James Lucas playing well in midfield , never looked back after taking a 3-1 lead in the first chukka . |
| 26 | England took a 2–0 lead in the first chukka through James Lucas but Argentina took control of the game in the second chukka . |
| 27 | Although Stich lost a 3–0 lead in the first set , he broke Becker again when he forced him to net a forehand volley . |
| 28 | On 23 June the Gaullists took a big lead in the first round of the elections . |
| 29 | The writing would have appeared to have been on the wall from the moment Lincolnshire 's Sarah Bentley ( now representing Surrey ) , let slip a 5–1 opening set lead in the first rubber , a lead that included a missed set point . |
| 30 | Real , defending a 2–1 lead from the first leg , faced a Torino side urged on by 120,000 fans and suffered an early setback when Rocha deflected a shot from Gianluigi Lentini into his own net . |