Example sentences of "[vb infin] up [prep] [art] first " in BNC.

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1 Do n't give up at the first mistake ; ask God to forgive you and help you to start all over again .
2 erm , you do n't give up at the first little hurdle .
3 I could double up on the first hit and get better odds . ’
4 But young couples are often surprised , even shocked , by the ferocity of the rows that can suddenly blow up in the first year or two of marriage .
5 ‘ How did you meet up in the first place ?
6 So I will take the blame for that one , but why did n't the machine tuck up on the first two garments of the same size ?
7 Two more previews to go , and then , at seven o'clock on the Thursday ( early so that the critics could get their copy in ) , the curtain would go up on the first night proper of The Hooded Owl .
8 CAPTAIN Will Carling last night told England to sing up and play up in the first 20 minutes or risk Naas Botha wrecking their hopes of winning today 's historic international at Twickenham .
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