Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Court dismissed their appeal at first instance but they appealed ( see MS Fashions Ltd and Others v Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA [ 1992 ] , The Times , 23 June ) . |
| 2 | I said I reckoned she got her oar in first and thought I 'm gon na |
| 3 | When he went back into the room , she got her word in first . |
| 4 | In the Brandeston forge the smith kept a four and a half gallon barrel of beer under the bench , and the men got their allowances of First Nail from this . |
| 5 | BRISTOL ROVERS began their fight for First Division survival yesterday by signing QPR 's Andy Tillson and Gary Waddock for nearly £500,000 . |
| 6 | You tossed your opponent for first strike , then the loser just stood still like a lemon with his conker dangling from the string . |
| 7 | Some writers worked as independent agents , such as the High Tory , Charles Leslie , who produced his Rehearsal at first weekly , and then bi-weekly , between 1704 and 1709 . |
| 8 | Evans got his blow in first as he stood at the door , ushered them into a large office overlooking the Kaiserstrasse . |
| 9 | Nazarbayev resigned his post as first secretary and thus membership of the CPSU politburo on Aug. 22 . |
| 10 | Even those of us in the office who had their doubts at first were soon won over by the instrument 's simplicity and friendliness . |
| 11 | She said her dad at first ‘ hated the idea of me modelling ’ but was now really proud . |
| 12 | Louise , supervisor in the customer service department at International Paints in Canada , and Bob backflipped their way to first prize in a rock , n , roll dance competition in Montreal . |
| 13 | Bernard refused her offer at first ; he did not think her English was fluent enough . |
| 14 | Manfred Drake ( formerly Manfred Drechsler ) remembers how much he missed his mother at first : |