Example sentences of "[pron] come first [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I came first to a small unoccupied sleeping space , then a galley , cold and lifeless . |
| 2 | This , of course , is the actual decoration of the room , the process which comes first in most areas , but certainly last in the kitchen planning sequence . |
| 3 | Excuse me , excuse me who came first in the Chemistry exam ? |
| 4 | Today at the Grosvenor House hotel in London she came first in the Webb Ivory fundraising awards … but she says winning prizes was never her goal . |
| 5 | On the way up to the col from Luz you come first to the small resort and spa of Barèges , one street wide and squeezed tightly in in true spa style between the mountains to the south and the river to the north . |
| 6 | She comes first before everything . " |
| 7 | They came first in 66 wards and emerged as the only national political party other than Labour and the Conservatives with any metropolitan councillors . |
| 8 | South Africa , Mexico , Brazil , Spain , San Marino , France , Britain , Germany — he came first in them all as his mighty Renault-Williams car blazed to triumph after triumph . |
| 9 | JOHN Harding proved he was top of the spots when he came first in Alexandra Pottery 's annual dominoes competition . |
| 10 | He came first in the test at the end of the day with a mere 100% . |
| 11 | you know plenty of other little girls that would want to look after him , and I said it 's no good relying on Vicky because she , the little sister , she 's nine , she was too young to do things by herself , you know , I said there 's no way you can let , leave it all to Vicky , so that if you do n't want him any more you must tell me and I said there 'll be no hard feelings but that 's it , cos he comes first at the end of the day , so she said oh I , oh I have been naughty have you been ? |
| 12 | He was supposed to go down well he did go to a meeting , but in he comes first of all . |
| 13 | He comes first in all his races . |
| 14 | To Greg she did n't seem to be making much sense — saying whatever came first into her head and contradicting herself . |
| 15 | Four crossword puzzle addicts with assorted academic degrees ( including a professor of modern languages ! ) are decidedly miffed at their inability to find a plausible solution to question 2 , so I have written in what came first to my mind . |
| 16 | However , despite a wealth of fascinating data , she was unable to untangle the causal sequence and be sure about what came first in order to conclude when and how support had been protective . |
| 17 | Over the years , it has never been certain , except in the very simplest cases , what comes first in scientific research . |
| 18 | Basically , you take a good slug of tequila ( ice cold if poss ) and add a splash of lime juice , then top up a five-ounce glass with champagne — or Sainsbury 's Asti Spumante , whichever comes first to hand . |