Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pron] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I 'm too hungry to think about it , so let's eat it first , and then if it turns out to be wrong to eat it , I promise to be very sorry . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ A doctor ought to see you first , ’ said the man . |
| 3 | She ought to see it first . ’ |
| 4 | Thought you ought to see my first published letter — in its edited & unedited versions . |
| 5 | A refinement was therefore suggested , namely that he should keep his first wife and merely add a second . |
| 6 | You should see me first thing in the morning . ’ |
| 7 | If it 's not pasteurised , you must boil it first and let it cool . |
| 8 | ‘ This one sounds quite promising , but of course I must see him first — one ca n't always tell from the application , he added primly . |
| 9 | Bear in mind that if you want the lace carriage to move towards the left , you must slide it first towards the right before selecting the needles . |
| 10 | And then — that I should hear it first from Nan-Nan . |
| 11 | I do not know whether I can do that , but I must hear it first . |
| 12 | ‘ You must ride her first , Li Yuan . ’ |
| 13 | In his book Anglo-Saxon England ( Cambridge 1970 ) Peter Hunter Blair wrote ( p.370 ) : ‘ The novice should take his first steps … with the aid of the Anglo-Saxon Primer by H. Sweet ( 9th edition , revised 1953 ) … [ then with ] An Introduction to Old English by G.L. Brook ( Manchester 1955 ) … and for a dictionary A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary by J.R.C. Hall . ’ |
| 14 | Now if somebody has got a load of chemical open and it is being absorbed , you must protect yourself first , if they are still conscious well then they will take off their own clothing , you do not unless you have got protective clothing on . |
| 15 | Stephen Spielberg says anxious parents should view it first . |
| 16 | Stephen Spielberg says anxious parents should view it first . |
| 17 | I must admit my first reaction was that it was a leg-pull ; there were always joke letters coming to me at the studio . |
| 18 | Now I must admit my first thoughts of it were it really gets my back up for some reason or other . |
| 19 | The centurion … commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and get to land . |
| 20 | You should put yourself first and not care or be possessive about your children , or about making your husband the breadwinner happy , or making the home a nice place to be . ’ ’ |
| 21 | In fact this is the case because Christianity does not teach , " Thou shalt put thyself first " . |
| 22 | But you must ask the person , do n't put just somebody 's name down , thinking they might go on the committee , erm , you must ask them first before you put their name on the list . |
| 23 | What no one had expected was that my xenophobic father should find himself first sorry for the poor little foreigner and then gradually — but quite irreversibly — falling in love with her . |
| 24 | She should ask him first before getting him things . |
| 25 | A Toraja boy desires his own fighting cock just as longingly as a youngster might desire his first motorbike in the West . |
| 26 | From a heap of shoes and slippers in the hall , he 'll bring you first one of your shoes , then the other . |
| 27 | I think I 'll break yours first |
| 28 | In fact you wo n't be able to get through right now but keep on calling , that 's and we 'll send you a pair of tickets , we need your postcode and we 'll send 'em first class . |
| 29 | Even if I had had pencil and paper on me , I would not have cared to leave a note where someone else might see it first . |
| 30 | if he 's there , she says , it 's not fair on Maggie so I 'll ring her first . |