Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [adv] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , Mum , what a mess your daughter has got herself into , and all because of her silly pride , her determination to lash out first before anyone could lash back ! |
| 2 | ‘ We wait for Quincx to get back first . |
| 3 | So was there very often a race up to the town to get there first ? |
| 4 | No I do n't think she 's ready quite yet , she 's got a few things to sort out first and that 's definitely not right , she wants to raise the daggerboard not lower it , bit of confusion there about which way to turn the tiller but she 's round safely , she should be looking where she 's going now instead of sorting out all the string . |
| 5 | In 1973 , under the direction of the Scottish Development Department , the old County Council of Orkney commissioned a firm of planning consultants to draw up first of all an interim strategy and then a Structure Plan to cope with the consequences surrounding the construction of an oil-terminal on the island of Flotta , and with the possibility of further North Sea oil activity taking place within the county . |
| 6 | There would then be an evolutionary race among the sexes to run away first , and leave the other ‘ holding the baby ’ . |
| 7 | Do not be too keen to give praise in this instance , but allow the dog to settle down first for a few moments . |
| 8 | To apply paint over another , for instance detail over a washed background or ‘ filling ’ for an outline , again allow the paint to dry completely first . |
| 9 | Why did n't they wait for the passengers to get off first , instead of squeezing themselves , their sacks of wheat and bicycles on at the same time that others were dragging their possessions off ? |
| 10 | A man who finds a ready market among the ever-hopeful for his protective devices , was shown with a radiation-checker which would enable families to decide who is the one with the leastest and therefore the candidate to go outside first . |
| 11 | APR 1993 At the first TOP Surgery Allan Paterson met team leaders to find out first hand the progress of their teams . |
| 12 | The pressure to do work against 'cos they knew that Germany were working on the same lines , did n't they , the enormous pressure to get there first . |
| 13 | TWO British housewives beat hundreds of professional cooks to pick up first and second prizes in the Indian Chef of the Year contest . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's thy task to get up first and see to the fire . |