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Example Sentences

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After giving up 36 points in the first quarter, 34 in the second, the Lakers gave up 26 in the third and were down 96-88.

From Los Angeles Times

For the first Ashes without Josh, there was nowhere else Lisa and Paul wanted to be.

From BBC

"I had a wonderful letter from an ordained woman who said the announcement of my appointment was the first time that she felt affirmed as a priest," she told BBC Radio 4.

From BBC

Liberal Democrat politician Jenny Randerson became the first female Liberal Democrat minister anywhere, when she was appointed Wales's Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language in 2000.

From BBC

“I play AAU with him and he’s one of the first people I called the night I decided.”

From Los Angeles Times