Example sentences of "but [prep] [art] first [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er but er we got to know them eventually , but for the first few weeks , whilst we were in Devon , I think the five foreigners sort of got landed . |
| 2 | I was bound to get pregnant , but after the first few times , when I was really scared I thought " I 'll be lucky . " |
| 3 | But after the first few seconds , the rubbing was no longer painful . |
| 4 | Condemnation was at once forthcoming from many politicians , but in the first few days after the murders Mr Kohl turned down invitations to appear on television , preferring to offer his denunciation from the pages of a newspaper . |
| 5 | But in the first few feet the delight of winter flying , even in an open cockpit , was apparent . |
| 6 | Saviour Stuart said : ‘ We deserved a draw in the end , but in the first half we struggled and were n't at the races . |
| 7 | But in the first half the United defence took everything they had thrown at them . |
| 8 | Many beginners find it difficult , at first , to remember the Japanese phrases , but within the first few months of practice the language barrier begins to fade at a rapid rate . |
| 9 | But within the first few months of opening , the hotel was on target and , if anything , had underestimated its weekend business . |