Example sentences of "[verb] you first " in BNC.
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| 1 | " And I want you first tell me why you took the gibbon to the palace when you knew it was wrong . |
| 2 | ‘ Seek ye first the political kingdom ’ said Kwame Nkrumah , and nearly all African Heads of State have done exactly that in the last quarter of a century . |
| 3 | No matter how important our tasks , no matter what we think necessary , our Lord said ‘ Seek ye first the Kingdon of God and his righteousness , and all these things will be given us . ’ |
| 4 | To draw a pie chart you first need to convert the information you want to present into percentages ( as you did with your personal budget on page 148 ) . |
| 5 | woman — we put you first ! |
| 6 | woman — we put you first ! |
| 7 | And if you try , I 'll make sure I kill you first ! ’ |
| 8 | " No replied the fox , but they kill you first and count your balls afterwards " . |
| 9 | From a heap of shoes and slippers in the hall , he 'll bring you first one of your shoes , then the other . |
| 10 | and this season Central will bring you first news of the goals on saturday tea-time … live league football on a sunday afternoon and all the action monday thro to friday … we 'll have variety too … a different sport every week in our Friday Feature |
| 11 | And remember , old Eddie told you first … . ’ |
| 12 | Erm when you do your stock do you first of all roast the bone ? |
| 13 | But how could I , without meeting you first ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Having a gun just means the other fellow feels he has to shoot you first . |
| 15 | ‘ The thought of him touching you first , holding you in his arms — yes , if I let it , it would drive me insane . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ A doctor ought to see you first , ’ said the man . |
| 17 | You see er what I 'm worried about is that erm basically I wanted to see you first before I even answered it before I phoned them up and say yeah okay or wha what have you . |
| 18 | GUIL : I asked you first . |
| 19 | IT 'S an action-packed day on the Mersey Soccer beat tomorrow and the Football Echo will be bringing you first reports of how our teams fared . |
| 20 | ‘ Not if we can see you first ! ’ |
| 21 | ‘ And I did indeed enjoy my visit but I think I have missed the best treat in the entire house , what a pity I did n't see you first . ’ |
| 22 | Well that 's what I 've er she said I 've got to come and see you first . |
| 23 | ‘ Miss Marlowe , I 'll see you first . |
| 24 | Oh I always give you first cup , I 'll have to give you the last one then . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , are n't I the clever one , getting you first time ? ’ |
| 26 | Now I have to put you first on the list instead of me . |
| 27 | The leisurely drive takes you first to Aalsmeer , the centre of the flower producers where you will visit the flower auction ( closed Saturday and Sunday and replaced by a visit to the Panorama Mesdag Museum ) . |
| 28 | The more easterly of the two valley roads which combine at Pierrefitte takes you first to the charming town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur , which may look like one place but is really two , with more than just a hyphen dividing them . |
| 29 | ‘ Will it help you if I tell you first that I love you , ’ he whispered , ‘ that I adore you with all my heart ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll just test you first , ’ added Troy , ‘ to see whether you 're brave enough . ’ |