Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] first [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One 18-year-old insurance clerk from Birchfield explained how he reached a sort of cross-road after his training began to detract from his studies : ‘ I came to the conclusion that my career came first and , at 18 , I had to look at my prospects . |
| 2 | This time I made sure my master went first and , whilst he ran down the stairs , I scampered like a rabbit to the top of the tower , forcing back the trap door , standing in the same place that poor Falconer had . |
| 3 | For instance , if you say , ‘ Donna , if you do not think first , but lash out at your sister , I will not allow you to go to the fairground with me ’ , her resolve to think first and desist from hitting out will be strengthened . |
| 4 | If your child does something you do not like , such as losing her temper too easily , you may increase her ability to think first and hold her temper by penalizing her consistently for failing to do so ; in this way you are providing an ‘ incentive ’ for her efforts to keep her cool . |
| 5 | To B. , the happiness of her family comes first and she is , in the eyes of Miller , clearly in the right all along . |
| 6 | The sequence of modern physiotherapy treatment normally follows a pattern : the patient has to recover his ability to balance first and foremost ; then he has to recover his ability to transfer his weight from side to side ; standing balance is the next stage , accompanied by the ability to sit down from standing up , and to stand up from sitting ; selective movements using the affected arm and leg come next ; then he learns to make steps , followed by walking ; function in the upper limb ( arm ) and controlling it in order to make selective movements against gravity happens at a late stage ; the final rehabilitation task is to regain functional , detailed movements in the affected hand and foot . |