Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [prep] the [noun] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 've never tackled these techniques before you should experiment off the wall first , using linin– paper . |
| 2 | I 'll speak to the owners first but there is a possibility I might end up withdrawing Cab on Target . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ We 'll go to the hotel first . |
| 4 | We 'll go to the pond first . |
| 5 | ‘ We 'll go through the blocking first . |
| 6 | He suggested that ‘ it is quite credible that the presence of a feline animal in large numbers in a district might determine through the intervention first of mice and then of bees , the frequency of certain flowers in that district ! ’ |
| 7 | " I 'd speak to the doctor first , " advised Mrs. Butler . |
| 8 | He would jump in the river first . |
| 9 | The devil of it was the vehicle was a left-hand drive , so that I was on the side that would go over the edge first . |
| 10 | The immediate reaction is is one of disappointment , but let's let's get behind the figures first . |
| 11 | But we 'll ask you to select which one you 're going to go for , and as I know we 've got a room full of gentlemen , let's start with the ladies first . |
| 12 | ‘ Let's deal with the mail first , shall we ? ’ |
| 13 | No longer will road vehicles be able to race the locomotives to see who can get across the crossing first , despite the railway having priority . |