Example sentences of "first [coord] a [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even an understanding husband may feel resentment if his wife is a mother first and a wife second . |
| 2 | ‘ This was a challenge first and a race second , ’ said . |
| 3 | It seems that in any country , the Rottweiler is always recognized as a working dog first and a show dog as an after thought and then as only a show dog . |
| 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 | Have you ever felt you 've been judged as a woman first and a musician second ? |