Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [vb infin] the first " in BNC.
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1 | He 'd just been rather cleverer and more subtle at how he 'd gone about seducing her , even ensuring that she 'd initiate the first moves . |
2 | But she prayed to heaven and promised that , should she be spared , she would devote the first fruit of her womb to Christ 's service . |
3 | One such was the Countess of Portland , who at Carisbrook Castle ‘ declared she would fire the first cannon ’ rather than surrender . |
4 | BEFORE the Queen hosts the Edinburgh Summit dinner on the Royal Yacht Britannia this evening , she will visit the first exhibition of the European Parliament 's art collection , Twelve Stars . |
5 | So far , I 've given two to friends in hospital and one to an elderly neighbour , who 's begged me to let her have another one so that she can pass the first one on . |