Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv prt] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The male got up first , and wrapped his lantern jaws around a hunk of meat . |
| 2 | The roof went on first . |
| 3 | ‘ As it happened , that very year , for the first time , a computer won a tournament : a program developed by North-western University came in first in the Class B section of the Paul Masson American Chess Championship . |
| 4 | ‘ It was said that this was the place where the tide came in first and went out last , but this recession has barely affected us so far ’ , announces Richard Needham , minister of state for Northern Ireland . |
| 5 | In the second half they pushed and pulled Bristol apart … the pack worked like a steamroller … and produced 4 tries … hooker John Hawker went over first … |
| 6 | Patrick climbed out first and them helped Jane down ; Collins was the last man out , and Patrick heard him murmur to the driver , " Around the block the long way , only stop if you see us on the street . " |
| 7 | It took her three months to gain the confidence to walk through a door , even if the other two dogs walked out first . |
| 8 | The Bergens went out first , then the RAOC men , their equipment attached to them . |
| 9 | The Austrians fell back first on the Gnila-Lipa , and many withdrew to the city of Lemberg 40km/25mls distant . |
| 10 | The poor shopkeeper was so bemused he actually opened it for her and the pushchair came out first . |
| 11 | A houseman came in first in a pure white coat , |
| 12 | The research is aimed at drawing on the history of Soviet economic relations with the LDCs as a basis for monitoring the changes brought about first by ‘ perestroika ’ and then by the disintegration of the USSR ; it will then analyse the effect on the developing countries concerned and evaluate the profit and loss account of their economic relations with the Soviet Union ; it will also look at the relevance of these relations to the Soviet economy and that of the constituent republics ; and finally it will try to look at the future prospects of the relationship between the less developed countries and the individual republics of the former Soviet Union . |
| 13 | Rose went in first to talk to Mr Brownlow alone . |
| 14 | Armstrong started up first go and I dialled around the local radio stations to try and catch if anyone was doing anything stupid on the roads . |
| 15 | Some anti-NSF demonstrators rushed the cordon of tanks and troops around the NSF headquarters , and fist fights broke out first with soldiers and then with rival demonstrators . |
| 16 | Jenkins scrambled out first , followed by Graham and Laidlaw . |
| 17 | Brian came in first . |
| 18 | Malcolm went in first and was there for about twenty minutes . |
| 19 | People were dashing along the roads in their night attire having just thrown on coats , my father went off first , next my mother and my Aunt Gertrude who lived with us . |
| 20 | A latch-key attached to a ring in the shape of a small enamelled owl fell out first to be followed by a thin folder of photographs , a picture postcard , a label from a wine bottle , and , lastly , some kind of official document in French . |
| 21 | The sledges came down first and were loaded with tents , dog food and our kit . |
| 22 | Among France Telecom 's most well-known products , Minitel came in first , as always , with a 96% recognition rate . |
| 23 | All the doors were thrown open and the uniformed man climbed down first , offering Donna his hand as she stepped onto the platform . |
| 24 | And when they married , thought the Countess happily , the Bainbridge comforts would still be hers to manipulate , provided the Earl popped off first and , as he was fifteen years older , it was almost certain that he would . |
| 25 | It had been a test , then , she remembered , of a day 's success if the outboard started up first time . |
| 26 | Whose arms went out first they would never know , but suddenly they were holding each other tightly , their mouths hungry for each other . |
| 27 | No , do n't bother to voice the protest I see forming on your beautiful lips ; it will happen sooner or later , but I agree with you that we must get this business of Garry cleared up first . |
| 28 | Incredibly , all the horses came in first . |
| 29 | Charlie came out first . |
| 30 | like task showed up first on the right hand and then spread to include the left hand . |