Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb past] [verb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hope in his draft bluntly stated that it ‘ can not recommend the appointment of Messrs. Coe and Hofland , although they had obtained first prize ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ If I 'd gone first , the house would have come to you with ten thousand and the rest would have gone for research into glandular diseases . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ But what would have happened if you 'd gone first ? |
| 4 | ‘ If we had scored first , it would have been a better game because it would have forced them to come at us . |
| 5 | You were n't willing to do a good turn for your sister without being bribed with a lollipop , and even then you left the posting of the letter because you wanted to go first to Horsfall Woods for your own pleasure . |
| 6 | It was the first suitable wind free morning since they had reached first jump status , and this was it . |