Example sentences of "england 's first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Atherton failed to reach 30 in England 's first Test defeat at Old Trafford , he and Gooch improved their record as one of the best opening partnerships in English history with stands of 71 and 73 . |
| 2 | Forsyth forced a corner on the left , Beagrie swung the ball towards the near post , Adams nodded it on and Wise forced in England 's first goal at the far post . |
| 3 | I HAVE happily helped Phil Tufnell develop his career from his earliest days on the staff at Middlesex through to his current position as England 's first choice spinner . |
| 4 | England 's first choice spinners , Emburey and Tufnell , did not take a wicket between them until the third day of the third Test . |
| 5 | Victory by four points or more will put them on course to qualify for the European Championship finals in Germany in 1993 — England 's first appearance in the tournament since 1981 . |
| 6 | Torrential rain greeted England 's first appearance in Wales for eight seasons , but the visitors made light of the slippery conditions . |
| 7 | As for the Nehru , England 's first match is on 15 October , while India and Pakistan do not get under way until the 22nd . |
| 8 | Thomas Deloney , reckoned to be England 's first novelist , mentions dastardly goings-on there in the late 1500s , so the Ostrich has the distinction of being one of the half a dozen claimants to the title of oldest inn in England , and is also the first mentioned in an English novel . |
| 9 | The foremost theorist of this view was L. T. Hobhouse , England 's first Professor of Sociology , journalist and , briefly after 1906 , Liberal MP . |
| 10 | England 's first game , at Sydney , was also their first under floodlights , and they won it . |
| 11 | Before England 's first game |
| 12 | They have been mistakenly described , with the Channel Islands and the Isle of Oléron ( off La Rochelle ) as component parts of ‘ England 's first Empire ’ , the first ‘ overseas dominions ’ of the English crown . |
| 13 | The Telegraph said : ‘ After England 's first defeat since the World Cup we should conclude that this was the end of a team , not of an era . |
| 14 | It was also the highest for England 's first wicket against Pakistan in England ( prev. 124 , G. Boycott/B.W . |
| 15 | England 's first printer , William Caxton , by contrast , advertised the effectiveness of his products in the 15th century by having notices for display outside his Westminster premises produced by the then new technology of printing . |
| 16 | Now Oxford Girls Choir is putting on England 's first opera to celebrate its 300th anniversary , with performances at Abingdon , Oxford and London . |
| 17 | As always , England 's first line of naval defence ran along the enemy 's coast . |
| 18 | Taylor watched Norway hold Sweden to 2-2 — and England 's first World Cup opponents are Norway at Wembley in October . |
| 19 | But Hirst , carrying the legacy of a cracked left ankle , harbours no bitterness despite being forced out of the running for England 's first fixture of the season . |