Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] come first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sequencing two or more objects to decide which came first is a strategy which is often used , although caution is necessary here . |
| 2 | Pupils could be asked to sequence two or more pictures , to say which came first . |
| 3 | I think it 's very hard to separate the two , but it 's a big chicken and egg , to say which came first , the social conditions or the furnishings is erm is very hard to say , but they are , I mean like in that example that I just gave , they 're very strongly tied up . |
| 4 | It becomes impossible to say which comes first : the attitudes we hold or what we experience . |
| 5 | When viewing video , students at all levels attempt to make sense of what they see by hypothesising an event that suits a setting , or a setting that suits an event — it is not possible to say which comes first . |