Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [num ord] [coord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Have you ever felt you 've been judged as a woman first and a musician second ? |
| 2 | ‘ This was a challenge first and a race second , ’ said . |
| 3 | The DTI says you are a company first and a charity next , but we say we are a charity first . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm a businessman first and a boxer second , and the reason I 'm so successful as a pugilist is that I know my limitations better than anyone else . ’ |
| 5 | Even an understanding husband may feel resentment if his wife is a mother first and a wife second . |
| 6 | Ironically , Clough 's own kid Nigel had to undergo the same perpetual ultra-critical appraisal of his skills before the Forest manager would accept the striker as a player first and a member of the family second . |