Sentence examples for taking a first from inspiring English sources

Some bring long-honed skills; others are taking a first shot.

After taking a first in history at Bristol University, he wanted to become a campaigning journalist.

Read PPE at Balliol College, Oxford, taking a first class degree.

"We're taking a first step forward, and I emphasize it's a first step," Mr. Berardino said.

The necessary mathematical derivations are provided taking a first order plus time delay model as an example.

"I was a normal guy," he said, after taking a first sip of his vodka-and-Sprite.

After taking a first-pitch fastball from reliever A. J. Ramos, Valdespin missed on a slow breaking ball.

Taking a first-time visitor around the Rootstein showroom, Mr. Arpino explained that display must be larger than life.

Referee Chris Foy was forced off after taking a first-minute ricochet full in the face at St James'.

He quit school at 16, but later returned, eventually taking a first-class honors degree in aeronautics and astronautics at Southampton University.

It ensured that the game's most memorable image would be Rodriguez taking a first-pitch fastball off his upper left arm in the eighth inning.