Example sentences of "[pron] come [adv] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I came here first in 1948 — the year the Nationalist Party took over power from General Smuts ( they have held it ever since ) . |
| 2 | That 's why I came here first . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ No , I came here first . |
| 4 | In a word , when I came thither first there was about one family in a street that worshipped God and called on His name , and when I came away there was not passed one family in the side of a street that did not so , and that did not , by professing serious godliness , give us hopes of their sincerity . |
| 5 | ‘ Shall I come over first thing in the morning and give you a hand ? |
| 6 | See which come along first , a red one or a blue ? |
| 7 | So did you do any singing when you came here first ? |
| 8 | You may have already decided what sort of walking boots to buy , but the shop assistant will , with barely disguised contempt , correct you , telling you how foolish you would have been to buy such footwear , how lucky it was you came here first , and convincing you that for only an extra £65 you can have the boot you really need . |
| 9 | Money is being raised at the moment to provide houses for those who come out first . |
| 10 | ‘ She comes in first thing , but steer clear until about nine o'clock so I can have a chance to explain things . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ This is where we came in first time round , Leonora . |
| 12 | But which one came home first ? |
| 13 | Now the M here is for mind and that includes obviously brain now we come on first of all to the head injuries head injury there is a brain , now a pressure , accident which involves the head . |
| 14 | Mind you , when we come here first that was er like black . |
| 15 | Whoever came in first turned on the electric heater in the hall to take the chill off the house , and then lit the gas fire in the kitchen . |
| 16 | In the hope that Willsford adapts to the place , I take him to come home first , ahead of Cool Ground , Brown Windsor and Stay On Tracks . |
| 17 | This one here , this family here I saw her come in first of all you see I wi with the legs ! |
| 18 | When it came out first . |