Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pos pn] [noun] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm eating my chicken first . |
| 2 | And , revealing their teeth first , the girls would go through their hoops . |
| 3 | Golden Girl 's stern rose as the water drained , the wind pivoting the catamaran round and driving her stern first . |
| 4 | She smiled , turning her head first to one side , then to the other so that they could all see the smile . |
| 5 | But Dolly insisted on testing her ankle first . |
| 6 | That is the kind of exploit he might well claim after a drink or two , expecting his audience first to gasp , then to roar with laughter . |
| 7 | • Give artificial respiration if your child stops breathing , protecting yourself from burning by wiping his face first ( below ) or giving aid through a clean handkerchief . |
| 8 | But if I 'm if kids are giving me work first thing in the morning and I 've got them in the afternoon they 're gon na expect it to be marked ! |
| 9 | Give lipstick staying power by lightly powdering your lips first . |
| 10 | Not only am I not prepared to have a semi-detached marriage , but I 'm convinced that if you really cared for me you would have no hesitation about placing my interests first , ’ had been his parting shot as he had left the apartment , slamming the front door loudly behind him . |
| 11 | Stalinists and Trotskyites and Anarchists all putting their feuds first and the fight against Fascism second . |
| 12 | As noted above , most of the later Turkish sources have followed Mustakimzade , asserting either explicitly or implicitly , by placing his name first in the list of Muftis , that the Muftilik originated with Molla Fenari . |
| 13 | ‘ I wonder what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first ? ’ |
| 14 | I wonder what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first for the first time in his life ? |
| 15 | A dog will generally give an indication of its intention to bite , by growling and curling its lips first . |