Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] to [pron] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , the police 'll want to talk to her first , wo n't they ? |
| 2 | On the spur of the moment he said : ‘ I would like to talk to you first . ’ |
| 3 | He should never have agreed to take part in this charade , should have adhered to his first decision to refuse . |
| 4 | ‘ Then you should have come to me first . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | She would have to listen to him 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 | Well , do n't come screaming to me next time one of the local hippies pinches a load of your acid off you . |
| 9 | ‘ Actually , I think the Colonel will want to speak to you first . ’ |