Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pos pn] [noun sg] first " in BNC.

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1 I 'm eating my chicken first .
2 Golden Girl 's stern rose as the water drained , the wind pivoting the catamaran round and driving her stern first .
3 She smiled , turning her head first to one side , then to the other so that they could all see the smile .
4 But Dolly insisted on testing her ankle first .
5 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 .
6 • 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 .
7 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 !
8 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 .
9 ‘ I wonder what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first ? ’
10 I wonder what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first for the first time in his life ?
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