Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even her very first day was spent bent over her desk , scribbling and sketching furiously . |
| 2 | This guy just said , ‘ I can bring it here first thing in the morning in a carrier bag , and do n't be clever by saying that you do n't want it . ’ |
| 3 | And I will see you tomorrow first thing |
| 4 | Oldfield hammering it on Moores beats Speedy to it and Chettle gets it forward first time . |
| 5 | It was primarily management 's responsibility to help workers to do their jobs in a high-quality way ( " doing it right first time " ) , by identifying the sources of error and planning the production process to prevent their occurence. 7 Constant striving for improvement : TQM is a never-ending struggle to an unattainable goal . |
| 6 | He summoned Chamberlain to see him again first thing the next morning and told him his new plan . |
| 7 | I got him out first ball . |
| 8 | Er , I 'd like to say thanks to me branch for nominating me up first place for this award . |
| 9 | Speaking too fast , so you have to say , I 'm sorry can you repeat that , which makes you feel like an idiot because you did n't pick it up first time , that 's awful , yes I know , I know that one ! |
| 10 | If you have a problem , do not worry , we 'll pick it up first thing tomorrow . |
| 11 | So do it right first time . |
| 12 | If you do it properly first time around you 'll know it all the time . |