Sentence examples for and secured the first from inspiring English sources

One bright spot was Schiavone's running forehand winner up the line that passed a lunging Pavlyuchenkova at high speed and secured the first set for Schiavone.

He led 5-0 after barely 15 minutes and secured the first set before many spectators had even found their seats.

We could hear shooting from the ground floor so we went down the staircase and secured the first floor and tried to rescue as many as possible.

But this week, they pulled off an upset and secured the first of three spots in next week's finale.

Against North Texas, the Alabama defense was dominant and secured the first shutout for the Crimson Tide defense since the 2009 season with their 41 0 victory.

Brian Barron, who covered the Uganda–Tanzania war for the BBC as chief Africa correspondent, together with cameraman Mohamed Amin of Visnews in Nairobi, located Amin in 1980 and secured the first interview with him since his deposition.

The Falcons have little to play for, having clinched their division and secured the second seeding in the N.F.C. playoffs.

The team had its best record in 15 years, set the N.B.A. record for most 3-pointers and secured the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The game was scoreless after 90 minutes and went to extra time, where Claudia Müller scored a golden goal and secured the fifth European title for Germany.

French, German and Italian airborne forces will also fly ahead to join their British colleagues and secure the first Nato corridor - designed to run north from the Macedonian border to the airfield at Kosovo's capital Pristina.

So I told the players at half-time: 'Do it now.'" Palace have to impose themselves at the national stadium if they are to beat Manchester United and secure the first major silverware in their history.