Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] [verb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I say we assemble first the land . |
| 2 | Now , ’ he went on before she could reply , ‘ I suggest we eat first , then discuss matters — if there is anything to discuss — afterwards . ’ |
| 3 | Oh , and maybe just a tiny piece of advice : next time you , quote , ‘ risk life and limb ’ I suggest you check first that the person does need rescuing . |
| 4 | Though I suggest you ring first . |
| 5 | Though I suggest you ring first . |
| 6 | Now what I want to do is I want them to respond first . |
| 7 | I 'll tell you what it I I want you to do first and then you can write it down . |
| 8 | I let him leave first . |
| 9 | I remember I remember first war starting . |
| 10 | Will I have a good enough share of time if I allow myself to listen first and tell second ? |
| 11 | was the Well I suppose they had first claim in . |
| 12 | I think I think first of all it has to be pointed out that what the Maastricht treaty , or I would p perhaps would n't always use the word Maastricht , but what the present policies are trying to achieve is not just erm if you like , some loss of sovereignty , but some gaining of sovereignty and in subsidiarity more power for the reason in fact . |
| 13 | I have n't f I have something to say first . |
| 14 | ‘ You … you mean she comes first , before my feelings ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I suppose you want me to go first , ’ said Caspar as they stood looking up at the open window , which was grimy and smeary , but much lower than the other windows . |
| 16 | ‘ Thanks , Dad , that was jolly sporting of you to let me have first cast . |
| 17 | It was , in testimony to his alertness , Cornelius who saw him coming first . |
| 18 | Who do I do first ? |
| 19 | ‘ There will always be ‘ other women , Men if you let love ’ as you call it come first , come before money and manners and being perbene , before breeding , and education . |
| 20 | ‘ I hope you had them washed first . |
| 21 | We let her go first . |
| 22 | We find them mentioned first during the reign of Edward I , in the 14th century when they were assessed to pay 20/ for the knighting of the Black Prince . |
| 23 | No one knew what had first led to the rumour that soon images would die , nor how the rumour had grown into conviction and conviction into certainty . |
| 24 | which one did you do first ? |
| 25 | Yes , he let me go first at every fence ’ |
| 26 | Waving a group of the older ones forward , he started them moving first to lead the descent in an orderly manner . |
| 27 | He said he had first noticed impressions in the earth some years ago when the first of the long hot summers had come . |
| 28 | ‘ What do we do first ? ’ |
| 29 | So three A two mum , what do I do first ? |
| 30 | ‘ What do you want first , ma'am ? |