Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the spur of the moment he said : ‘ I would like to talk to you first . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You 'll have to go through me first , ’ warned fitzAlan , his voice low with menace . |
| 3 | ‘ Then you should have come to me first . |
| 4 | ‘ Let's say that he should have come to me first , ’ George said in a heavy , measured tone , ‘ and let me sort the whole thing out . |
| 5 | She would have to listen to him first . |
| 6 | ‘ I really came to see Sophie , but I could n't resist calling on you first . ’ |
| 7 | I think I 'd talk to them first and if they 're agreeable then I 'd give you their name and telephone number but I 'd have to speak to them first but I would n't just give out the name and telephone number on an ad hoc basis . |
| 8 | He said , ‘ We 'll get going on it first thing tomorrow . |
| 9 | ‘ Actually , I think the Colonel will want to speak to you first . ’ |