Example sentences of "[pos pn] own [noun sg] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | One fundamental characteristic of professional people ( including those who are the most successful ) is to put technical excellence in their own field first , everything else coming a poor second . |
| 2 | Some supervisors invariably put their own name first in joint publications with their research students , whereas others adopt the opposite style . |
| 3 | Some supervisors invariably put their own name first in joint publications with their research students , whereas others adopt the opposite style . |
| 4 | The practice in some departments whereby supervisors put their own name first deprives Ph D authors of recognition by citation , and may delay or hinder those following up known current research programmes . |
| 5 | It contains no reading or written work , so that children who are just learning to read and write can concentrate on developing these skills in their own language first . |
| 6 | The arrangement whereby Island pressed and distributed Virgin records had sometimes come under strain , with Virgin accusing Island of putting their own product first . |
| 7 | He might have done so , she reflected bitterly , had not madness made him its own monument first . |
| 8 | Her own family first . |
| 9 | She ascended the stairs and entered her own room first , but there was no one there . |
| 10 | Cautiously she ventured into her own bedroom first . |
| 11 | ‘ Let's try your own voice first , eh ? ’ steely-eyes says . |
| 12 | So examine , explore , get to know your own body first . |