Example sentences of "he [verb] [to-vb] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a lengthy loan spell at Leeds in which he failed to break into the first team , he signed for Shrewsbury in 1986 for £25,000 . |
| 2 | He tried to relax for the first time . |
| 3 | Nicholson was in awe of Minnelli ; this was , after all , his first experience of a mainstream director of Minnelli 's vintage , and he began to worry after the first day when it was suggested he might get his hair cut . |
| 4 | As the sopranos of the WI soared off into the upper atmosphere he began to feel for the first time that this Christmas had meaning . |
| 5 | He began to run after the first taxi , but it was soon out of sight . |
| 6 | He had to leave after the first rehearsals when the only line he could remember was the one he 'd tried on the leading lady the night before . |
| 7 | The following year Calero looked like getting in the Ryder Cup side , but he had to finish in the first two at York ( Benson and Hedges International ) . |