Example sentences of "and [adv] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is best to start slowly and unambitiously at first . |
| 2 | On both occasions the violation of the maxim , in contrast to earlier instances we have examined , is deliberate , and asserts his wish , indirectly and politely at first and then by a bald on-record demand , to leave the speech situation altogether , a fact which strongly implicates his insecurity in it . |
| 3 | Young puppies do not always have full control of their sphincter muscles and so at first are not able to control the passing of urine and faeces . |
| 4 | Also , the raids may frequently , and especially at first , have appeared to pose little threat to Æthelred 's position as king , and so his circumstances were arguably not comparable with those faced by Alfred , Æthelstan , Edmund Ironside and Harold Godwinsson . |
| 5 | Their limbs entwined , he slowly and gently at first and then with a mounting fierceness made love to her again , his eyes gleaming with the triumph of possession as her pliant body instantly surrendered , both to his sensual touch and the low , husky murmur of his voice . |
| 6 | That acquired , he gained rapid promotion to Second Assistant Director , and then to First Assistant Director . |
| 7 | She told me , too , of the mines , and how some of the young boys were terrified of going down the pit for the first time , but had to go , as there was no other work for them ; and how at first they had been put to work beside their father , loading the coal he cut , until they had overcome their fear . |
| 8 | I was advised by my legal advisers in the Department , and subsequently by first Treasury counsel , that that order was beyond the power of the court , and I was given leave to apply for it to be varied or discharged . |