Example sentences of "[vb base] to [be] [verb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The interpretation which perhaps makes most sense of people 's answers is that their decisions seem to be based first on a desire to pay off quickly , and second ( in modification of this ) on how high an instalment they can afford — rather than on interest rates or total cost . |
| 2 | Thus 5b refers to ordering or comparing with given measurements , while in 5c measurements have to be made first . |
| 3 | The only proviso is that the politicians have to be asked first . |
| 4 | This very rapid absorption occurs partly because alcohol dies not have to be digested first and partly because a significant amount is absorbed from the stomach . |
| 5 | I suggest that , important as such analysis is , there are more fundamental issues which have to be tackled first . |
| 6 | Some have to be loaded first , others last and just a few , Ready ! is an example , could n't care less . |
| 7 | You need to be washed first . |
| 8 | But other measures need to be taken first . |