Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | His head bent swiftly to kiss first one shoulder and then the other . |
| 2 | ‘ But I 'd better check first . ’ |
| 3 | It did not look as if women would ever be part of the Edinburgh Typographical Society ; but in fact , the women compositors did finally gain first admission to the men 's union as a subordinate section and finally control ( within limits ) of their own affairs . |
| 4 | But when she 'd arrived the boat had been deserted and , as darkness had gradually obscured first the surrounding countryside and then the outlines of neighbouring boats , none of them showing any lights , she had become just a little anxious . |
| 5 | He thought he had it pretty clear from Peter 's testimony that Place had indeed fired first and that the boy knew it . |