Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] [prep] first [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If none wins outright on first preferences , the bottom name drops out , and his backers ' second preferences go to their recipients ; then , if need be , the next-bottom drops out ; and so on , till somebody gets over 50% . |
2 | be getting a result if you stepped in with another four phones , new lines , you 'd have the use of these four lines for three month , to generate business before you get out with first phone bill on them , right so that you could drop er the lines here if you wanted , at er , at the end of the day , it does n't matter whether you 've got one line or whether you 've got a hundred lines |
3 | A man she did n't at first recognise . |
4 | ‘ Let's hope we get back before first light this time . ’ |
5 | But it is easier to cope with these pressures if we go back to first principles . |
6 | ‘ Would you like me to see if there 's a doctor on the train ? ’ the conductor asked as he walked back through First Class with her . |
7 | It does so by first pulling in its tongue and closing its jaws . |