Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] in [art] first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Er what was your first idea of what you was gon na be when you grow up in the first place ?
2 There are rumours that most of the sides which face off in the first weekend of post-season action could be absorbed into a new , more important third tier of the Heineken League structure .
3 They say nine out of ten women have problems in learning to feed , and many give up in the first weeks .
4 ALTHOUGH 63 per cent of new mothers breastfeed their babies , 15 per cent give up in the first week after birth , according to a survey by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys .
5 In conclusion , tutors are again reminded of their great responsibilities for achieving the high aims set out in the first paragraph .
6 Yes so why did you say shut up in the first place ?
7 When the three girls arrived she was surprised to find that in spite of their sophistication they were not much older than she was and as she watched them glide out in the first selection of fashions she felt a small prickle of excitement .
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