Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [be] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | On receipt by congress , the budget is dealt with first by a variety of committees . |
| 2 | Had the infantry been thrown in first , it might have succeeded , giving the cavalry time to regroup and adopt some outflanking tactics . |
| 3 | It was clearly a case of arson , but the motive was puzzling at first . |
| 4 | Mr Major has said privately that he does not believe it is necessary to follow the Taylor recommendations to the letter , but he will insist that the changes are made for First and Second Division clubs . |
| 5 | ‘ The beast was terrifying at first but after a while you realised he was a big softie underneath . |
| 6 | Results of searches are normally dispatched by first-class mail the day they are received if the application is received by first post . |
| 7 | Shipments of products to the standards are expected in first half 1994 . |
| 8 | The lack of apparent activity in the factory was startling at first , but not when you remember that Caterham makes as much money in a year as General Motors does in half an hour . |