Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's scored forty seven goals for Oxford , but has now joined first division rivals Portsmouth . |
| 2 | Even for the first child in a family , despite the fact that this year 's uprating mainly benefited first children , there is still a shortfall of 75p a week . |
| 3 | United nearly drew first blood , but they fell apart in the second half . |
| 4 | Junior naval officers were nominally ratings , for a midshipman was a warrant officer in contrast to the army equivalents , the ensign of foot or cornet of cavalry , who enjoyed commissioned rank , but it was for that reason that the Admiralty did not monopolise first appointments in the fleet , only interesting themselves in appointments at the rank of lieutenant or above . |
| 5 | However , some things simply do not work first time out . |
| 6 | It did not look as if women would ever be part of the Edinburgh Typographical Society ; but in fact , the women compositors did finally gain first admission to the men 's union as a subordinate section and finally control ( within limits ) of their own affairs . |
| 7 | So you did n't get first prize then ? |
| 8 | Well my son , Andrew , was involved with some of these discussions , so what I did n't learn first hand myself I learned second hand from him . |
| 9 | Do n't miss first reports of the Test action in tomorrow 's Echo |
| 10 | If , if they do n't go first thing in the morning I 've seen people write down absence all day or all morning . |
| 11 | and do n't forget first news of the football … on goals extra tomorrow teatime … our next sport takes us to Kingsholm in Gloucester and its curtain up for this week 's rugby review |
| 12 | and do n't forget first football action is on Goals Extra tomorrow tea time … the action now comes from as many as x different sports … its round-up time |
| 13 | ‘ They do n't have First Communion . ’ |
| 14 | if it does n't work first time , re-apply easing oil , wait and repeat . |
| 15 | Erm I 'd probably give it a go on freezing first , the only thing about the freezing is sometimes it does n't work first time . |
| 16 | Congratulatory messages flooded in from senior RAF commanders , including the Chief of the Air Staff , Portal — ‘ I have just read first accounts of Bremen raid . |