Example sentences of "get [pron] [noun sg] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said I reckoned she got her oar in first and thought I 'm gon na |
| 2 | When he went back into the room , she got her word in first . |
| 3 | Let herself go a bit — ye get that with women whose men are giving them a hard time , and who hav'na found a way of getting their retaliation in first . ’ |
| 4 | Evans got his blow in first as he stood at the door , ushered them into a large office overlooking the Kaiserstrasse . |
| 5 | I will probably be anxious to get my defection in first . |
| 6 | This simple account of cattle-raiding followed by an expedition to punish the thieves explains the situation on frontiers all over the world , and of course these punitive expeditions ( which sometimes took the form of pre-emptive strikes by people who wanted to get their retaliation in first ) were carried out without consulting any central government . |
| 7 | His sharp question brought a flush to the face of the man who was so insistent upon helping Jenna , and she decided to get her word in first in view of Alain 's forbidding looks . |
| 8 | It was typical of Sam 's chutzpah to get his story in first , to gain sympathy and support , to get Gran on his team . |