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 .
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