Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] [noun sg] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others said that Sawyer had panicked and gone straight out and given the signal without first doing the reconnoitring for which Ryan had allowed time . |
| 2 | He had n't seen the tug at first because it was alongside on the far side . |
| 3 | I thought the bank had made an error at first . ’ |
| 4 | Bruno Walter was there and afterwards I was offered the post of first kapellmeister ; but I had to say , frankly I am better off in Aachen . |
| 5 | And last night his widow Millie , also 55 , said he had just celebrated the birth of first grandson Jonathon . |
| 6 | Diplomatic sources say that other South-east Asian countries which , like Hong Kong , have offered a port of first asylum to the fleeing Vietnamese , are closely watching the mandatory repatriation programme . |
| 7 | And Rona Pondick — who must have had an epiphany upon first seeing a photograph of Kurt Seligmann 's 1937 three-legged Ultra Furniture stool — is showing hanging legs , dismembered breasts and fur balls with teeth in them at Jose Freire all this month ( until 5 June ) . |
| 8 | Fräulein Müller , who had given a start upon first hearing her name , stumbled a little over the words as she replied , |
| 9 | The Borough Council has explored every avenue with First Leisure to try to increase its income by expanding the usage , which were not successful . |
| 10 | He claimed she had instigated the intercourse by first , and without invitation , performing oral sex on him . |