Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | remind you that all money at the moment goes either to first which is n't quite so bad cos they 're family but a vast amount goes into and , both of whom have therefore access to our commercial sensitive , for want of a better term , information and we want to control that . |
| 2 | The clouds were parting and the moon showed dimly at first when the 12-pounder gun 's crew of cooks and stewards closed up aboard the destroyer . |
| 3 | The metal yields easily at first , hardens somewhat and then breaks off in a brittle fashion . |
| 4 | Well , we come off duty , we go on duty tonight at half past ten , and we come off at half past ten on Friday night , and we actually leave Didcot fire station at half five Saturday morning to get there for first light so we can make most use of the light , daylight hours . |
| 5 | This road climbs moderately at first to Marbach , a well regarded unsophisticated winter sports resort with cablecar and skilifts to the Marbachegg sun-terrace ( Timetable No 1500 ) . |
| 6 | It would not have been difficult to fill this page with a glowing report based entirely on first impressions . |
| 7 | The daughter 's story proceeds serenely at first , then hits a sickening crunch ; raped at 11 , she is shot into wary adulthood . |
| 8 | THE Justice Department admitted yesterday that it had granted the FBI authority to ‘ override ’ international law in order to seize fugitives from US justice living abroad without first obtaining the consent of the country where they were sheltering . |