Example sentences of "[adv] of the [noun sg] first " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I first started writing songs when I was about 14 , because I knew that the first song I 'd put down would be so crap I thought I 'd get all my ideas out of the way first , and then I 'd start getting all artistic , ’ explains Tony . |
2 | I have seen and heard advice that it is easier to cut the top growth out of the way first before budding . |
3 | Je t'aime : a different procedure , with the subject and object being got out of the way first , so that the long vowel of adoration can be savoured to the full . |
4 | Well there are one or two other things we can do to try and make you feel better er even if the , the hands are n't the principle cause er I think we 'll see what happens , work your chest out of the way first though . |
5 | In use Let's get the speed thing out of the way first , shall we ? |
6 | Now can I get some of the mechanics out of the way first of all before we before I ask North Yorkshire to make a start with their presentation ? |
7 | Now we 'll get the changing hand out of the way first because it 's easier that way and so what we do is to bring the rope hand towards the tiller hand and then you can tuck it under your thumb , pick up the tiller with the other hand now , that 's fine . |
8 | erm because that 's like a continuous thing erm with with some other stuff , if it 's just like essays or projects due in at the end of this term or beginning of next , you know get , get the light stuff out of the way first erm and try you may find it easier if you , if you , what I used to do was sort of try and , you know , pace it out a little bit and not try and write an essay all at once because I found that very difficult to do but if you just sort of write a paragraph and do , do something else for a bit and you know kind of write another paragraph a bit later on in the day and , and , you know , kind of erm you know work , you know do n't , do n't try and write an essay all in one evening but try and sort of , you know , if you 've managed to spread it out over the course of a few days so that you do n't have to do too much at once I mean it 's difficult to concentrate on one thing |
9 | Get those things out of the way first . |
10 | The experience against those rivals will be provided by former England captain and club captain John Orwin who said : ‘ We know each other very well and frankly we would have preferred to come out of the hat first . |
11 | Instonians will be delighted at coming out of the hat first against Leinster kingpins Avoca at home , but now will have to join Holywood in having talks with competition organiser Brian Hanna . |
12 | The calves must be roped and led out of the stockade first , lest the terrified adults trample them to death . |