Example sentences of "[adv] first [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were n't used much first I started just seaweed and dung . |
| 2 | They were interested in the way that the connections between an eye and a cortical neuron were affected by whether that eye had or had not been used , so first they measured the numbers of cells establishing these connections in normal animals . |
| 3 | Holes in the floor outside , and inside , the orphanage served as toilets , and water had to be drawn from a single well in the grounds , so first they set about unblocking the drains and opening sewers . |
| 4 | So first we need to be sure that the other record is in fact reliable and , second , we need to remember how little total evidence we have from the ancient past . |
| 5 | So first I disconnect the cable where it joins the front wheel . |
| 6 | I want you to relax on your birthday so first I 'm going to do all the laundry next I 'm going to do all the dishes and then I 'm going to vacuum the whole house . |
| 7 | Okay now er Garth Brookes my favourite country singer at the moment and er your chance to win this Elvis video okay you have to ring in we 're giving this away first you have to ring in and tell me and tell me the next word no I ca n't do that I ca n't no I ca n't do it 's too easy okay . |
| 8 | ‘ Now first we stand and understand , |
| 9 | Usually , the valedictions of old-boy poets are addressed to writers just above them on poetry 's wobbly squash ladder — thus Wright addresses his hello-and-goodbyes to C. H. Sissons , David Gascoyne , Charles Causeley ( Do you remember how we met/In the studio of Patrick Swift … ) , and George Barker ( So long it is since first we met , /And in another world , it seems , /Where , out of pocket , down at heels , /Night after night in Rathbone Place … ) |
| 10 | Whenever you get here first you can go in and warm the bed up , ca n't you ? ’ |
| 11 | Well first they want to know you know , which wh we 've got a new system have n't we |
| 12 | no listen , listen , listen , then we can , well first we go , go to your house yeah |
| 13 | So erm Well first you you welcome them and then say , erm you know , how much time have they got because we offer two tours . |
| 14 | Neelam : Well first I thought it was twenty something but then I realised it was six ; two take away six ca n't do that … so … um … it went down to ten . |
| 15 | ‘ If , while talks are in abeyance , there is abuse by those who would seek to interfere with humanitarian aid — attacking protected areas , resuming the sustained shelling of Sarajevo , for example — then first I would remind you that the NATO military option is very much alive , ’ Clinton said . |
| 16 | Sometimes , if the child writes in there first I say , I concur with what so and so has said , Well done or something like that . |
| 17 | That bastard over getting there first I think ! |
| 18 | Right I 'm that first I 'm that function , Mhm . |