Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [to-vb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The club have to come first . ’ |
| 2 | Important work had to take first place . |
| 3 | She had no idea how to proceed during the ceremony and was relieved that a man had to go first . |
| 4 | The book caused Robert Blatchford , editor of the socialist newspaper The Clarion , to write to Mr Carpenter in some concern : economic change had to come first , said Mr Blatchford , and it would therefore be better not to mention sex until after socialism had been achieved . |
| 5 | Whatever the outcome , he insists his family has to come first . |
| 6 | The recovery of a certain amount of poise , perspective and power has to come first . |