Example sentences of "he [vb past] it first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was certainly in England that he made it first . |
| 2 | He had heard that Newgate was a hell-hole but now he experienced it first hand and understood why some prisoners went quickly insane . |
| 3 | ‘ He used it first , I should imagine , as a way to relax , to loosen up . |
| 4 | He dropped it first , it seems , on considering sporting-dog breeds , notably greyhounds ; for these , although formed by the human artifice of selective breeding , had been given both structures and instincts useful in the wild . |
| 5 | Deeply attached to it , he served it first as a scholar , obtaining first-class honours in both parts of the historical tripos ( 1933 and 1934 ) ; second , as research fellow ( 1938–45 ) , receiving a Ph.D . |
| 6 | Dr Macdonald 's report was the shorter ; he took it first . |
| 7 | He reached it first , typically . |
| 8 | ‘ He cleaned it first , then , before dumping it , sir . |