Example sentences of "[verb] them [prep] [pos pn] first " in BNC.
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1 | monitor current prescriptions to make sure that children are not using them for their first experiments with drugs . |
2 | The old retainer who had received them on their first visit tried to help but Cranston pushed him gently away , saying it was a holiday and besides he was here at Sir Richard 's request to pursue his inquiries privately . |
3 | If you used floats on your model during the initial learning period and have since removed them , it would be well worth replacing them for your first circuits . |
4 | Molly congratulated the 16 successful candidates at this year 's examination , presented certificates to those who were present and welcomed them to their first training day as qualified teachers . |
5 | ‘ France has her eyes on you , ’ he had told them in his first Order of the Day , and the troops had their eyes on Pétain ; even though for the best part of a week they were not actually to see the new commander in person . |
6 | It is in the field of assessment that the new arrangements are likely to pose the most difficulties for teachers and distract them from their first task of finding their way into ‘ the very queer and tortuous passages of children 's minds ’ . |
7 | After settling the children into their hotel , the team took them on their first visit — to Disney 's Magic Kingdom , a giant playground of spectacular rides . |
8 | When the wind dropped an occasional rumble in the distance reminded them of their first taste of war 's excitements . |