Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We went on passing through first one room , then a second , a third , a fourth , in each one of which was a television set … |
| 2 | Of course , not every enrolled nurse will want to , or be academically capable of , converting to first level status . |
| 3 | You could be forgiven for thinking at first that Quick Help for WordPerfect has very few advantages over the help already supplied with WordPerfect . |
| 4 | Fleury again rolled away , tugging at first one dagger , then the other . |
| 5 | They searched for over an hour , following at first some vague footprints in the smudged , dark liquid . |
| 6 | The Manwarings ' family notified the police days after the murders , fearing at first that father and daughter might have been kidnapped . |