Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [vb infin] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Efforts to internationalise the Sparc Compliance Definition 2 should bear first fruit in the autumn , initially based on X Window X11.5 before it moves to a finer degree of granularity with the proposed X11.6 standard made by SunSoft Inc and the Open Software Foundation . |
| 2 | In view of the agonizing difficulties faced by so many elderly people on very low incomes , is there any way this house , this week , can ask the minister to make a statement whether the cold weather payments could be made and all the red tape regulations removed because those payments are not made unless there are seven days of freezing weather and it does seem to me , the welfare of your old should have first priority . |
| 3 | This will enable first time buyers to choose a home and buy a share of it — usually 50 per cent — with a housing association paying rent on the rest until they wish to increase their stake in the property . |
| 4 | These must come first ; fantasy can come later . |
| 5 | Write down the correct order ( eg if you feel that 4 should come first , write 4 1 2 3 ) . |
| 6 | One admires unions backing their players , but surely a responsibility to the country and to rugby in general should come first . |
| 7 | By strolling up the Waterfall Road one can see first the old Lime Kiln and then higher up the Cranny Waterfalls . |