Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [art] [noun sg] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I w I was just wondering if you wanted to write them a letter first |
| 2 | Anyway there y are , big craft fair and er pound a ticket this craft fair , November twenty six , twenty seventh , Nottingham University , call us on , we 'll send you a ticket first class we will . |
| 3 | He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first . |
| 4 | He will be anxious to retain your custom so you might give him a try first . |
| 5 | If you want our marriage to have any chance of success you 'd better give her the sack first thing on Monday morning ! ’ |
| 6 | When investigating an alleged miscarriage of justice , I have always made it a rule first to talk to the convicted man 's trial solicitor as he is likely to be the last man his client would wish to con , or would succeed in conning ii he tried . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll tell you , Lynn , but give me a drink first . ’ |
| 8 | S three , probably if you give me the class first it 's probably easier Pete , Peter |
| 9 | Give me the file first . ’ |
| 10 | But you have to help it a bit first ! |
| 11 | Give it a stir first . |
| 12 | Anyway , you know er give us a tinkle first |
| 13 | When they were little , whenever they had a cut or a graze and had to have the plaster taken off , which was painful , William 's grandad used to give them a treat first . |
| 14 | I had in mind to give you an overview first of all . |
| 15 | But they always gave me the choice first and put me in a dilemma , though I did n't know the meaning of the word then . |
| 16 | Tony Greig obviously was n't seeing the situation as I was and bowled him a bouncer first ball , which struck him on the point of the elbow . |
| 17 | I had to explain him a bit first , because from meeting me you would n't necessarily be able to tell what my best friend was like , and Oliver can get up people 's nostrils . |
| 18 | The shock of decline has induced Britons to ask themselves a question first posed by Enoch Powell : What kind of people are we ? |
| 19 | Let me ask you the question first ! |
| 20 | Ellie repeated her question since her father had paid it no attention first time round . |