Example sentences of "[pron] [adv prt] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , when you lay them down the first card is laid on the M of mutus and the second on the m of nomen . |
| 2 | ‘ I will escort you up the first flight of stairs , but I shall observe the proprieties by leaving you to look after yourself on the second landing . ’ |
| 3 | Should n't have really warmed it up the first time . |
| 4 | It is important because if you do buy something from a shop and realize there 's something wrong with it , if you take it back the first thing the shop would say to you is can I see your receipt ? |
| 5 | A gentle breeze helped nudge us up the first incline — then the next , and the next , before we reached a tricky scramble round a rocky peak . |