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 | So did you do any singing when you came here first ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But which one came home first ? |
| 8 | Mind you , when we come here first that was er like black . |
| 9 | 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 . |