Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] on [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the white painted bookcases which reached to the ceiling were filled only on the first two shelves with incongruous modern volumes with used-looking dust-covers . |
| 2 | The working leg is thrust outwards on the first beat of a bar , heels click and stamp to accent the appropriate beats . |
| 3 | The first ‘ official ’ race was held in 1972 and it has been held annually on the first or second Wednesday in May ever since . |
| 4 | Judgment was reserved yesterday on the first legal moves to pin the blame for the contamination . |
| 5 | Places were limited , participation was determined individually on a first come , first served basis , and the centre 's main client group , elderly disabled people , were given priority . |