Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] be [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , these processes — central though they were to the success of PNP were at first given little attention in the LEA 's in-service support programme . |
| 2 | It has been suggested that the paranotal lobes of insects were at first connected with epigamic behaviour ( Alexander and Brown , 1963 ) but it is perhaps more likely that they were associated with locomotion from the beginning . |
| 3 | The Major in command is at first flustered , then morose . |
| 4 | As in France , Gothic buildings in England were at first Transitional , incorporating features of the new style into Romanesque work . |
| 5 | The purpose which lies behind the call to obedience is of first importance . |
| 6 | As we have seen , the stimulus given to the economy by Emancipation was at first limited . |