Example sentences of "first [noun] since [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is Ridsdale 's first action since joining the clothing retailer four months ago from Burton group , where he was managing director of Evan and discount concept Is . |
| 2 | It would be her first marathon since winning the New York in November last year . |
| 3 | It was the champions ' first defeat since losing to Hull in the First Division at the start of April — a run of 13 successive victories . |
| 4 | Bishop Daly was speaking during his first interview since suffering the stroke seven months ago . |
| 5 | ‘ The NHS is not for sale ’ Virginia Bottomley talks to George Jones in her first interview since joining the Cabinet |
| 6 | One of Leslie 's first visitors since coming round was Rev Richard Hall , vicar of All Saints Church in the family 's home village of Corston , near Bath . |
| 7 | McMahon faces his first crisis since moving to Maine Road from Anfield last season . |
| 8 | It is her first job since leaving her studies during which she spent a year at the Headquarters of John Menzies as part of her four year course . |
| 9 | In its first announcement since starting investigations into 25 politicians in late February , the Asset Verification Committee ( AVC , a military-appointed anti-corruption body ) named four ministers who had served under ousted Premier Chatichai Choonhaven as being " unusually wealthy " . |
| 10 | Australia 's Danielle Drady , briefly ranked No 2 in the world last year , lost to Holland 's Hugoline van Hoorn in her first match since rupturing an Achilles tendon last autumn . |
| 11 | In 1972 I undertook my first race since leaving school 35 years earlier and managed 13.3 seconds for the 100m , ending last in the O50 final and lame in both hamstrings . |
| 12 | The main danger to The Thinker must be Playschool , but he is having his first race since breaking down at Cheltenham in November , 1988 . |
| 13 | The main danger to The Thinker must be Playschool , but he is having his first race since breaking down at Cheltenham in November , 1988 . |
| 14 | In his first race since landing a memorable victory at the Cheltenham Festival in March , Royal Gait collapsed under jockey Graham McCourt moments after crossing the winning line . |
| 15 | Sheikh Mohammed 's nine-year-old travels to Leopardstown to contest the £25,000 Bookmakers Hurdle — his first race since beating Oh So Risky at the Festival . |
| 16 | However , I take a chance that all is well with Jabrut ( 2.15 ) , who has his first outing since landing a gamble in novice company here last November . |
| 17 | However , I take a chance that all is well with Jabrut ( 2.15 ) , who has his first outing since landing a gamble in novice company here last November . |
| 18 | Schwer , 24 , is bidding to reroute his career back to championship status against rugged Frenchman Farid Benredjeb , in his first outing since losing his crowns to Paul Burke in February . |
| 19 | Arsenal 's England full-back Lee Dixon made a successful comeback in the reserve team 's 1-0 defeat by Luton yesterday , playing his first game since sustaining a knee injury more than three weeks ago . |
| 20 | Barnes , playing his first game since rupturing his Achilles tendon in the summer , came on as a substitute and set-up the 87th-minute winner for Ronnie Rosenthal in their 1–0 victory over QPR . |
| 21 | Barnes played his first game since rupturing an achilles tendon on England duty five months ago when he completed 45 minutes for Liverpool 's A-team against Tranmere Rovers at Melwood on Saturday . |
| 22 | Elland Road 's under-soil heating has been switched on to beat the frost and give Batty his first game since suffering a hairline ankle fracture in October . |
| 23 | His first novel since ending the Tales of the City series . |
| 24 | Spink , who has been first choice since regaining the No 1 spot from Les Sealey in March , said : ‘ There was a time when my future seemed in jeopardy but things have turned my way again . ’ |
| 25 | Mansell , however , made several errors during Sunday 's race — his first drive since quitting Formula 1 last year in a row with team manager , Frank Williams , over his 1993 contract . |
| 26 | That evening I had my first meal since leaving England eighteen hours before ; by the time the pizza , chicken stew and garlicked beans arrived from the kitchen they were cold , but I was so hungry that I had seconds , which amazed Alex . |
| 27 | In his first innings since breaking his finger while making 141 on the opening day of the championship season , Moxon graced a bitterly cold Acklam Park with a splendid knock of 117 against Somerset . |
| 28 | It was his first innings since returning from the World Cup a more disappointed member of the England squad than most . |
| 29 | For the first time since taking over as Chief Constable last month Tony Butler held a meeting to talk about policing in Gloucestershire . |
| 30 | But as she sipped the hot , reviving brew , she realised for the first time since buying the house just how very quiet it was — eerily quiet . |