Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [verb] first " in BNC.
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1 | Junior naval officers were nominally ratings , for a midshipman was a warrant officer in contrast to the army equivalents , the ensign of foot or cornet of cavalry , who enjoyed commissioned rank , but it was for that reason that the Admiralty did not monopolise first appointments in the fleet , only interesting themselves in appointments at the rank of lieutenant or above . |
2 | For instance , if you say , ‘ Donna , if you do not think first , but lash out at your sister , I will not allow you to go to the fairground with me ’ , her resolve to think first and desist from hitting out will be strengthened . |
3 | Many players will find themselves in this hazard if they do not think first before playing . |
4 | However , some things simply do not work first time out . |
5 | She definitely did n't come first with him . |
6 | So you did n't get first prize then ? |
7 | Well my son , Andrew , was involved with some of these discussions , so what I did n't learn first hand myself I learned second hand from him . |
8 | ‘ I 'm sorry I did n't phone first … ’ he began defensively . |
9 | Do n't miss first reports of the Test action in tomorrow 's Echo |
10 | If , if they do n't go first thing in the morning I 've seen people write down absence all day or all morning . |
11 | If you go and see this film I recommend that you do n't eat first . |
12 | and do n't forget first news of the football … on goals extra tomorrow teatime … our next sport takes us to Kingsholm in Gloucester and its curtain up for this week 's rugby review |
13 | and do n't forget first football action is on Goals Extra tomorrow tea time … the action now comes from as many as x different sports … its round-up time |
14 | ‘ They do n't have First Communion . ’ |
15 | ‘ If the weather does n't break first , ’ he murmured . |
16 | I only hope he does n't die first ! |
17 | if it does n't work first time , re-apply easing oil , wait and repeat . |
18 | Erm I 'd probably give it a go on freezing first , the only thing about the freezing is sometimes it does n't work first time . |