Example sentences of "[verb] a first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The might of Gloucester beaten by bottom of the table , West Hartlepool , who 'd never won a first division game before . |
| 2 | The pair are not first-timers to the MPA competition , having won a first prize in the portrait section last year . |
| 3 | TOP Smokebuster Karen MacGregor has won a first class trip on an Intercity 225 for helping her mother quit smoking . |
| 4 | At 29 , the head Raider does not appear to accept that his best years are behind him , bad news perhaps for Jonathan Davies , for whom the press conference provided a first glimpse of a man whose reputation travels before him . |
| 5 | When Quest for Fame won the Derby and Sanglemore won the French Derby , it provided a first season trainer with a rare double , who was that trainer ? |
| 6 | When Quest for Fame won the Derby and Sanglemore won the French Derby , it provided a first season trainer with a rare double , who was the trainer ? |
| 7 | Nick , let's put to you the three questions ; when Quest for Fame won the Derby and Sanglemore won the French Derby , it provided a first season trainer with a rare double — who was that trainer ? |
| 8 | If you have any questions about our curry powders , or you 'd like a copy of our booklet on Indian cooking , send a first class stamp to ‘ The Indian Kitchen ’ |
| 9 | It had been one of Gregory 's first acts as pope to invest and consecrate him as bishop of Die , and to follow this up with a letter to the count of Die which contains a first draft of his later decree prohibiting the investiture of bishops by secular rulers . |
| 10 | AT&T reported a first quarter net loss of $5,641m after a $7,020m charge for the accounting change on post-retirement benefits , and a gain of $383 for a tax accounting change , against a profit last time of $883m on turnover up 2.2% at $15,719m . |
| 11 | Amdahl Corp is not known as an IBMulator for nothing : it too is cutting its dividend — to five cents a share this year from a dime last year , in an effort to conserve its capital base : the company , which reported a first quarter $240m loss after a $243m restructuring charge said its revenues were lower than expected because of soft economic conditions and competitive pressure on prices . |
| 12 | Proteon Inc reported a first quarter net loss of $2.7m after a $1.7m restructuring charge and a gain of $450,000 from an accounting change , against $1.8m profit last time , on sales up 5.6% at $27.7m . |
| 13 | Amdahl Corp is not known as an IBMulator for nothing : it too is cutting its dividend — to five cents a share this year from a dime last year , in an effort to conserve its capital base : the company , which reported a first quarter $240m loss after a $243m restructuring charge — figures , page seven — said its revenues were lower than expected because of soft economic conditions and competitive pressure on prices ; it also said that while it was committed to the IBMulator business , it plans to expand its open systems products line because demand is increasing in that field ; it is also enhancing our Huron applications development and production system , which creates applications that run without change in both proprietary and open environments and on both large and desktop systems , the company added , saying that its objective is to turn Huron into an industry standard and to develop a growing business in open systems for large-scale computing . |
| 14 | Pilkington reported a first half profit before tax of £15.1m ( v £50.6m ) . |
| 15 | Argyll Group reported a first half profit before tax of £205m ( v £178m ) . |
| 16 | National Home Loans reported a first half loss before tax of £85.9m ( v £10m profit ) ; there will be no dividend . |
| 17 | Royal Insurance reported a first half loss before tax of £79m ( v £97m ) ; its dividend was reduced from 11.25p to 2p . |
| 18 | Taylor Woodrow reported a first half loss before tax of £16m ( v £25.3m profit ) ; its dividend has been cut from 1.86p to 0.5p . |
| 19 | The company reported a first half loss before tax of £8.8m ( v £2.4m ) . |
| 20 | To tempt a first star to a tremor . |
| 21 | The country outfit with big ideas , having enjoyed a first season on their £400,000 synthetic pitch at Belfast Road , celebrate next Saturday with a star-studded game between Ireland and an internationally-strengthened home team . |
| 22 | ‘ However , it does not alter our stated objective to provide a first rate competitive alternative service to the tunnel , ’ said a spokeswoman . |
| 23 | Remove the lens cap only when shooting , and fit a plain glass or polaroid filter over the lens to provide a first line of defence for its delicate surface . |
| 24 | Norwich Union 's aim is at all times to provide a first class standard of service . |
| 25 | Intergraph Corp has reported a first quarter net loss of $7.7m after a gain of $2.5m on a change in the way tax is accounted for and a pre-tax restructuring charge of $2.6m , against a profit last time of $2.9m , on turnover that rose 1.8% at $282.1m . |
| 26 | General Automation Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $290,000 down from a loss last time of $594,000 , after tax credits of $225,000 this time , $38,000 last , on turnover that rose 0.4% at $11.1m . |
| 27 | Televideo Systems Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $49,000 after an investment gain of $853,000 from an affiliate , against a profit last time of $50,000 , on turnover down 25.7% at $4.0m . |
| 28 | Data Translation Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $983,000 , up from a loss last time of $603,000 , on turnover that rose 10.9% at $8.6m . |
| 29 | Volt Information Sciences Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $1.8m , struck after $959,000 in gains from the cumulative effect of an accounting change , down from losses of $3.9m last time , on turnover that rose 10% to $124.6m . |
| 30 | VLSI Technology Inc has reported a first quarter net loss of $2.1m against a profit last time of $225,000 on turnover that rose 11.9% to $117.3m . |