Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You must answer my question first , ’ he said , his eyes on hers . |
| 2 | Unlike the Sun Alliance last week , I must earn my dividend first and pay it afterwards . |
| 3 | Another question is whether Parliament should give its approval first before a public inquiry is held or whether Parliament should have a say after the inquiry . |
| 4 | There was nothing he could do but wait , the little hut had been the scene of a violent death and the medical and technical people must have their turn first . |
| 5 | I think you should serve my meal first as penance . |
| 6 | Sympathetic they may be , but at the end of the day she was a DI and should put her work first . |
| 7 | You must love your country first ! ’ |
| 8 | If none of this works , then you could try a full elimination diet as a last resort — but you must ask your doctor first . |
| 9 | I 'll do my make-up first , something fairly neutral so I can choose what to wear later . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll drink my chocolate first . |
| 11 | Yeah so I , I 'll get his breakfast first |
| 12 | I 'd flog my necklace first I 'm so fucking skint |
| 13 | ‘ I 'd sell my sister first . ’ |
| 14 | He 'd sell his sister first . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You could change your coat first . ’ |
| 16 | If I give them to you , you can do your story first and then pass them on . ’ |
| 17 | Returning now to the urban scale , we can illustrate our approach first with Davis 's study of a small town in Southern Italy . |