Example sentences of "[noun] would [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | His consumption of nuclear waste would seem at first to be an ideal solution to the problems of both Martians and humans , but of course there is a hitch . |
| 2 | The intuitions most relevant to a study of meaning would seem at first sight to be intuitions about what things mean . |
| 3 | The offer would seem at first sight to be an extremely generous one , but those who make it know it can not be accepted . |
| 4 | Noreen would come on first as before with her song — and then be joined by ‘ Mary ’ who would take the melody while Noreen harmonised and then Maria would conclude with a solo — usually ‘ The Last Rose of Summer ’ — and they would finish together with ‘ Let Him Go Let Him Tarry ’ , another of the O'Neil family songs which both knew backwards . |
| 5 | Stirling called all the men together on the ground and promised that modifications would be made , but that jumping would continue at first light the following morning . |