Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Brandeston forge the smith kept a four and a half gallon barrel of beer under the bench , and the men got their allowances of First Nail from this . |
| 2 | Put your legs in first and then you just fit in . |
| 3 | I explained how I 'd attempted to fire at the Corporal as Kaptan lay on the ground and how the gun had malfunctioned ; it would be more accurate to say I 'd been first to aim but the Corporal had got his shots off first . |
| 4 | So if I start another tape I think I 've to put their names in first right . |
| 5 | Or , for instance , the floating roadway where traffic was going down on the barges to go across the river , it would be well worth any particular company to have a word with the officer on the floating roadway to let their vehicles through first . |
| 6 | As it has been seen in Buxtehude that drivers take about six months to change their driving style and attitude , further falls in emissions are possible as they increasingly adopt defensive driving in third gear as an appropriate style rather than the aggressive driving in second gear that characterises their responses on first encountering Tempo 30 zones . |
| 7 | He says , for a start get your glasses on first ! |
| 8 | If something does not fit our priorities at first sight is there something we can do by way of modification that will allow the priorities to be met ? |
| 9 | POLICE divers last night called off their search of a six-mile stretch of the River Nidd near Harrogate , North Yorks , for a four-month-old girl whose mother claimed to have thrown her into the water , and will resume their efforts at first light . |
| 10 | I liked it when Kaptan described his moment of deliverance , the point at which I tried to shoot my old comrade in arms in the back , then the desperate fumble to see who 'd get their shots off first . |
| 11 | And if the leg holes are for legs , why not put her legs in first , leaving the waist hole until later ? |
| 12 | Even those of us in the office who had their doubts at first were soon won over by the instrument 's simplicity and friendliness . |