Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've given her something and she , she had to put this stuff on her hair , had to take a trip to the hairdresser and he said to the hairdresser comb my hair first and then put this stuff on and wait for a fortnight and it did come a little lighter , but it was n't much |
| 2 | Unlike the Sun Alliance last week , I must earn my dividend first and pay it afterwards . |
| 3 | Shall I make my bed first ? . |
| 4 | I 'm eating my chicken first . |
| 5 | ‘ You must answer my question first , ’ he said , his eyes on hers . |
| 6 | I do n't want to be tied , I want to leave my options free so that I can do whatever I want , I do n't need the extra responsibility , I mean I 'd like them but I just , I want my career first . |
| 7 | And I found my Mastercard first |
| 8 | He wagered a necklace of great value so I proffered the ring on who would win her favours first . ’ |
| 9 | But it 's on a hill in the , in the , in the , it 's a long way down from there to walk and , and if I remember rightly it was on the outside of the hotel , on a bank and that to me means that erm if we had had some weather , which we had at that time , then the roots could have suffered but the other clue I think is that erm it comes into leaf first and it drops its leaves first in the autumn so maybe it 's a different tree than the other , different variety , because there are several horse chestnuts are n't there ? |
| 10 | And , revealing their teeth first , the girls would go through their hoops . |
| 11 | One teacher started by asking her class what caught their attention first . |
| 12 | Golden Girl 's stern rose as the water drained , the wind pivoting the catamaran round and driving her stern first . |
| 13 | The black trousers caught her eye first , displayed catchingly in the window on a mannequin with the same colour hair as her own . |
| 14 | It was Jenny who found her voice first , and Sara 's heart was caught by the tremor in it . |
| 15 | ‘ Tippy wants her money first . |
| 16 | The communist want to return to this old policy but had to consolidate his position first with rent and interest reductions . |
| 17 | It was Sonny who managed to find his voice first . |
| 18 | She found his blood first , spattered in the grey slush underfoot , and then , a little way beyond , the assassin himself , reduced to a lumpen form in the gutter . |
| 19 | empty our bladders first , ( whether we could |
| 20 | Duran reckons that the Institute adds value to Microsoft 's business because it receives its products first and understands its philosophy and strategy best . |
| 21 | Nevertheless it was Webb and Bath who made their mark first , with a neat series of passes over on the right . |
| 22 | But this time when I go back I mean to stay and die there , because , let me tell you ’ — she wagged her finger first at the Colonel and then at Reginald — ‘ there 's a time coming when there 'll be no France and very little England , or any place else . ’ |
| 23 | Maggie had always wanted to drive and passed her test first time . |
| 24 | Like Diane Barker , of Bishop Auckland , a deaf teenager who passed her test first time in 1984 after having special mirrors fitted so she could lip read commands from the driving instructor without taking her eyes of the road . |
| 25 | I 'll do my make-up first , something fairly neutral so I can choose what to wear later . |
| 26 | I think I put my name first or is it mummy 's so I can use |
| 27 | The WO felt this demand was not itself unconstrained because those desiring to move to the countryside would need to sell their houses first . |
| 28 | Another question is whether Parliament should give its approval first before a public inquiry is held or whether Parliament should have a say after the inquiry . |
| 29 | Most Chinese students overseas put their education first and politics second . |
| 30 | Pisceans put their feet first … |