Example sentences of "we [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | We chose to investigate in the first place the speech of those who are not very likely to be directly affected by mainstream norms , and whose speech is of the type that had been least explored by descriptive linguists — the urban working class . |
| 2 | In this study we aimed to record for the first time patterns of UOS motility associated with occurrence of GOR in children referred for evaluation of suspected disorders of oesophageal motility including pathological gastro-oesophageal reflux . |
| 3 | There are even special joys for women : the pride in learning a guaranteed way to keep the boots dry which , if performed behind waist-high bush , means ‘ you can casually and with dignity intact carry on a conversation with the rest of the camp ’ ; no more of the old ‘ search for a place to hide ( God forbid anyone should know we have to pee in the first place ) . ’ |
| 4 | But you know we have to look beyond the first year or two , we have to look at what 's going to happen to that school over a much longer period of time , and quite frankly erm I would feel safer with erm what was called the big brother of the Local Authority . |
| 5 | As a matter of urgency I think chairman , be because if we 're going to apply , we need to apply for the first of April |