Example sentences of "first and [vb base] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It was to him first and last a land full of Heroes . |
2 | Hailey was first and last an administrator , and he intended by his vision of the African future no disrespect to the administrator or diminution of his status . |
3 | The trouble with you , my friend , Coffin thought , looking at him , is that you make up your mind first and get the evidence afterwards . |
4 | ‘ Everybody 's saying our game against Spain next month is the big one but we 've got to win this one first and get the job done . ’ |
5 | It pays to be cautious at first and increase the groundbait amount if things go well . |
6 | Think of yourself first and damn the rest . |
7 | Yet they reject the first and welcome the second . |
8 | ‘ We hope that this year they will once again put the eggs first and bring a smile to the face of a child less fortunate . ’ |
9 | I was taught to do it in first and use the accelerator . |
10 | Long Valley Lad ( 9.15 ) looks good enough for the first and Kick The Ball ( 9.45 ) has a perfect Trap 6 draw . |
11 | ‘ I was brought up in Nigeria , ’ he explained to the court , ‘ and when the consequences of the drought became obvious I decided to put the national interest first and perform the n'dula , a naked rain dance , on the village green . |
12 | I 'll have to go up our Sam 's first and whinge a bit of money out of her . |
13 | There is little to say about this except that if living alone is a new experience for you you will tend to buy too much at first and waste a lot unless you cook and freeze . |