Below you will find example sentences with "first leg". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

First Leg in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: leg
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 34
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.8 words

Words in this phrase

first leg

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • first can mean: Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. Very common word
  • leg can mean: A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

0 the first leg victory saw 1× before the first leg to 16 1× casablanca a first leg win ahead 1× in the first leg 1× in the first leg and fight 1× in the first leg at kamuzu 1× in the first leg encounter in 1× in the first leg of a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the first leg 3× a win for 1× abdelilah hafidi s 1× banyana will play 1× barca who lost 1× despite losing the 1×

Common sentence endings:

the first leg 2× 1 in moscow 1× a similar margin 1× at kamuzu stadium 1× at loftus stadium 1× by the visitors 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

final 5× stadium 4× win 4× home 3× real 3× round 3× tie 3× won 3× week 3× ahead 3× defeat 2× draw 2×

Related phrases

first floor first lady first round first inning first innings first phase first nations first amendment first sight first edition

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around leg:

left leg 20×

Just before it in the phrase index:

first lady first instance first innings first inning first husband first half

Just after it in the phrase index:

first marriage first meal first met first name first nation first nations

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

first floor first lady first round first inning first innings first phase

Same ending:

left leg

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "first leg" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 0 the first leg victory saw, before the first leg to 16, final, stadium and win stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first floor, first lady, first round and left leg, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with first leg

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Leeds United's average positions in first leg (left) and second leg (right). (13 words)

The first leg, played on the Xbox format ended 1-1 but Harkous edged the PlayStation leg 2-1. (19 words)

The first leg is at Ibrox on July 12, with the return leg pencilled in for a week later in Skopje. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Barca, who lost first leg games to Levante and Sevilla in the Cup and drew 1-1 with Madrid in the first leg of the semi-final, booked their place in the final at the Benito Villamarin stadium, the home of Real Betis, on May 25. (46 words)

A win for the Sky Blues would go a long way towards boosting their confidence following a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-finals tie at Anfield and ahead of the second leg. (41 words)

Banyana will play Nigeria away from home on Friday (kick off 5pm SA time) at the MKO Abiola Stadium in the first leg of a final Olympic qualifier, with the second leg to come on Tuesday at Loftus Stadium. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

They finished in first place on their first leg but were immediately eliminated during the second leg of the race, ultimately landing in tenth place.

Barca, who lost first leg games to Levante and Sevilla in the Cup and drew 1-1 with Madrid in the first leg of the semi-final, booked their place in the final at the Benito Villamarin stadium, the home of Real Betis, on May 25.

In the round of 16, Leipzig conceded a 7-0 defeat in the second leg after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.

Banyana will play Nigeria away from home on Friday (kick off 5pm SA time) at the MKO Abiola Stadium in the first leg of a final Olympic qualifier, with the second leg to come on Tuesday at Loftus Stadium.

Despite losing the second leg 1-0 and drawing the final game 0-0, the first leg victory saw them crowned champions.

In the Airtel Top 8 tie, the Nomads won the first leg 1-0 before Bangwe triumphed in the second leg by a similar margin.

Leeds United's average positions in first leg (left) and second leg (right).

The Highlanders won the 4×100 relay with Mikey Johnson running anchor leg and WVU football commit Zah Jackson on the first leg.

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The number of players who have contracted the virus rose dramatically from two before the first leg to 16 last week, forcing the postponement of the second leg originally scheduled for October 24.

We are going to work on mistakes that came to the fore in the first leg and fight for victory in the second leg on Wednesday’, Okoth said.

Playing the first leg at home, the local Black Stars face the tough task of recording a vintage win ahead of the second leg to be hosted by the visitors.

The Bullets fans were asked to contribute K40, 000.00 each to go and give moral support to their team against Platinum FC in a return leg after a goalless draw in the first leg at Kamuzu Stadium.

The first leg, played on the Xbox format ended 1-1 but Harkous edged the PlayStation leg 2-1.

The Porcupine Warriors face off against the Ivorian side A.S. San Pedro in their 2nd leg final round encounter this weekend after Kotoko edged past them with 1-0 win in the first leg encounter in Kumasi.

The Spaniard was already set to miss the second leg, with Real holding a 2-1 aggregate lead, but will now miss the first leg of the quarterfinals as well, should Real qualify.

Abdelilah Hafidi’s 48th minute goal handed Raja Casablanca a first leg win ahead of the second leg billed for the 24th of October in Casablanca, Morocco.

A win for the Sky Blues would go a long way towards boosting their confidence following a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-finals tie at Anfield and ahead of the second leg.

Spartak won the second leg of the round of 32 tie 2-1 but were knocked out of Europe's second-tier club competition 4-3 on aggregate after losing the first leg 3-1 in Moscow.

The first leg is at Ibrox on July 12, with the return leg pencilled in for a week later in Skopje.

The first leg of the fall came on the Trump-China headlines but this is a fresh leg and it's euro-centric with EUR/CHF also falling to a one-week low.

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