Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [prep] [pos pn] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | This targets them towards the most important part of the prey , where they can do most damage with their first contact . |
| 2 | Nor did he ever speak of his first wife , her mother . |
| 3 | ‘ I ca n't wait for his first day — I 'll spend it in bed . ’ |
| 4 | I never ticked it , it does damn all for me , I do n't see why I should n't insist on my first colour-choice or nothing . |
| 5 | You know , I thought he was about fifty odd , but what I must mention Jane , must n't forget in his first race in the three o'clock , he came last on Ruddy Cheek . |
| 6 | True , if understood to relate to candidates as persons : my third preference for Brawny can never count against my first preference for Beefy . |