Example sentences of "not [be] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this context , reduced unit costs and higher productivity can be the difference between the success or failure of an infill , and can not be achieved without first RATE project management . |
| 2 | Moreover , although the Rules sprang from this conflict , they did not in terms go further than saying that persons in custody should not be questioned without first being cautioned . |
| 3 | Get a child to love a poem ; every word and phrase in it need not be understood at first . |
| 4 | Patterns of support between kin can not be understood without first making some reference to the ways in which the structure of the population , and patterns of family formation associated with it , have themselves changed over time . |
| 5 | The concept of a failure rate of over 25% in the First Division has raised objections from those who understand that an omelette can not be made without first breaking some eggs but would rather not run the risk of being dairy produce . |
| 6 | Although reveille had been at 0400 hours , the landing would not be made until first light at 0850 . |
| 7 | A police officer said the window could not be opened without first leaning over a radiator and a curtained window box . |