Example sentences of "[n mass] [verb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | To attack a U-boat an aircraft had first to sight it on the surface . |
| 2 | The fish come first |
| 3 | When 5 Corps had first been informed by Gen Schmidt-Richberg of the approach of 600,000 Germans and Croats to the southern edge of the Corps area on the evening of 13 May , it had been assumed that this huge mass of fugitives was on the verge of entering Austria and that it would be difficult to prevent all of them from doing so . |
| 4 | So few people know first aid ( for some strange reason it 's not taught in most schools ) that you may be the only one who can plug the wound and stop the bleeding . |
| 5 | Waterstones staff took first prize in two recent publisher competitions . |
| 6 | Both staff had first degrees plus teaching qualifications . |
| 7 | This type of product is just one example of what we call ‘ Human Electronics ’ , meaning simply that people come first . |
| 8 | Although animals are wonderful , the needs of people come first . |
| 9 | If an outbreak of self-poisoning and self-injury starts on a ward , the staff need first to try to understand why it is happening . |
| 10 | Thus , those who are committed to caring for and working with old people have first to face two facts . |
| 11 | More additions to series to report first . |