Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] it first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've got ta light it first . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sure Meg and all the ladies are very anxious to take possession of their fine new footwear , but I shall have the privilege of seeing it first . ’ |
| 3 | What he has done is to supply himself with a ridiculous experience by the telling of which he could entertain several hundred people , without having to undergo the dispiriting strain of suffering it first . |
| 4 | Got ta see it first . |
| 5 | This hangar was all closed up apart from one door , so he drove in in the semi-dark and reversed rapidly into what he thought was an empty corner without checking it first for parked vehicles . |
| 6 | She never went to anyone else 's place without checking it first . |
| 7 | Dawn is particularly inquisitive , and I soon discovered she would never fly properly in a new area without investigating it first , even if I was holding out food for her . |
| 8 | read each item without hearing it first , and have the language helper say the word correctly after you have said it only if you did n't say it right |
| 9 | I can use it but I 've got ta find it first |
| 10 | The dilemma for the author writing for readers rather than for listeners is to avoid delaying the source marker for too long , and yet to avoid destroying the dramatic effect by placing it first . |
| 11 | We give it proper attention by placing it first ) . |
| 12 | There were witnesses to that , so he might as well earn a bonus point by mentioning it first . |