Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pers pn] [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 | was the Well I suppose they had first claim in . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | ‘ You … you mean she comes first , before my feelings ? ’ |
13 | ‘ 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 . |
14 | ‘ Thanks , Dad , that was jolly sporting of you to let me have first cast . |
15 | It was , in testimony to his alertness , Cornelius who saw him coming first . |
16 | Who do I do first ? |
17 | ‘ 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 . |
18 | ‘ I hope you had them washed first . |
19 | We let her go first . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | which one did you do first ? |
22 | Yes , he let me go first at every fence ’ |
23 | Waving a group of the older ones forward , he started them moving first to lead the descent in an orderly manner . |
24 | He said he had first noticed impressions in the earth some years ago when the first of the long hot summers had come . |
25 | ‘ What do we do first ? ’ |
26 | So three A two mum , what do I do first ? |
27 | ‘ What do you want first , ma'am ? |
28 | Faced with an empty room what do you do first ? |
29 | Erm Ricky erm , what do you do first , Ricky . |
30 | What do you tackle first , the spreadsheet graphics or the electronic publishing system ? |