Example sentences of "first [noun sg] [noun] since " in BNC.
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| 1 | On June 11 the first truck convoy since the fall of Mengistu set out from the port of Assab towards Addis Ababa carrying fuel and food . |
| 2 | OLDHAM Athletic , who had never beaten a First Division side since they dropped into the Second Division in 1923 , made up for 66 years of not altogether patient waiting with a pulsating victory over the League champions Arsenal at Boundary Park last night . |
| 3 | OLDHAM Athletic , who had not beaten a First Division side since they dropped into the Second Division in 1923 , made up for 66 years of not altogether patient waiting with a pulsating victory over the League champions Arsenal at Boundary Park last night . |
| 4 | Already , they have appeared with great acclaim for five years in succession on the Fringe of the Edinburgh Festival — so successfully , that they were finally invited to the ‘ official ’ Edinburgh International Festival — the first cabaret artists since Marlene Dietrich to be so invited ! |
| 5 | Next V-1 sortie was a daylight one at Beauvoir on June 29 , R5868 's first daylight sortie since its fourth operation with 83 Squadron on July 18 , 1942 , when it bombed the Krupps works at Essen . |
| 6 | It was Holland 's first home defeat since they lost a friendly 2-1 to Bulgaria in the same stadium in May 1988 shortly before embarking on their triumphant course towards the European Championship . |
| 7 | Ball , who has not started a first team match since the Shrewsbury trip in mid February , beat two defenders before rifling home a glorious 15-yard strike in the 52nd minute . |
| 8 | Shares have hit their highest levels in two months on the first trading day since Britain joined the European Exchange Mechanism . |
| 9 | Pearson , who is in training for the Gisborough Moors Race later this month , was delighted with his performance in his first NYSD outing since he won the youths title in 1978 . |
| 10 | Now on Fox-TV for 30 minutes every Sunday night the first prime-time cartoon since The Jetsons in the Sixties the show is essential viewing for Yank youth . |
| 11 | His first , on his debut a year ago , was a scruffy affair , but this one , his first League goal since Boxing Day , was fit to lift the championship . |
| 12 | Gascoigne 's header just four minutes from time — his first league goal since he joined Lazio this season — was a rare moment of inspiration in an otherwise dull display , they said . |
| 13 | Starting his first League game since his surprise £2 million summer move from Highbury , he helped Leeds to their first win in seven games — clinched through goals from Chris Fairclough , Lee Chapman and Gary McAllister , who hopes to sign a new contract this week , — by dominating the middle of the park . |
| 14 | It was Milan 's first league defeat since they lost 2-1 at Bari on 19 May , 1991 . |
| 15 | ‘ Diamond Dogs ’ , his first studio effort since the flabby misfire of his covers album , ‘ Pin-Ups ’ , was the climax ( or nadir , depending on how you look at it ) of his conceptual style , as previously exercised on ‘ Ziggy Stardust ’ and ‘ Aladdin Sane ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ Diamond Dogs ’ , his first studio effort since the flabby misfire of his covers album , ‘ Pin-Ups ’ , was the climax ( or nadir , depending on how you look at it ) of his conceptual style , as previously exercised on ‘ Ziggy Stardust ’ and ‘ Aladdin Sane ’ . |
| 17 | He 's since made a full recovery and now has a realistic chance of becoming Lotus 's first world champion since Mario Andretti . |
| 18 | Indeed , Pache 's first press conference since his appointment last summer was a study in contrasts with the style of his predecessor , Francis Lorentz . |