Example sentences of "put [pos pn] [noun sg] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think I put my name first or is it mummy 's so I can use |
| 2 | Most Chinese students overseas put their education first and politics second . |
| 3 | ‘ You put your family first , ’ he finished grimly , then gave an exasperated sigh . |
| 4 | However , if the cards are for the wife 's relations or childhood friends , it would be more natural to put her name first . |
| 5 | ‘ A man who puts 'is stock first is acting for what 'e thinks is t'best , ’ he snapped . |
| 6 | Actually I was so anxious to have him that I would have said anything — but I did put my marriage first , I made that choice , and although it meant I had many , many years of frustration as an actress , I 'm not sorry I made that choice . |
| 7 | Now she was a young widow , dignified but vulnerable , busy but not tastelessly careerist ; she believed that she always put her family first . |
| 8 | Sympathetic they may be , but at the end of the day she was a DI and should put her work first . |
| 9 | TV Penny puts her story first |
| 10 | The ex-nurse speaks with a colourful North-East accent and she generates a warm , friendly feeling ; but underneath is a strong and determined woman who puts HER band first and will stand no nonsense . |
| 11 | Who puts their case first ? |
| 12 | John George had long ceased to play the father to John : not only did he put his son first at all times , but his alcoholism made him extremely difficult to deal with . |
| 13 | ‘ I wonder what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first ? ’ |
| 14 | I wonder what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first for the first time in his life ? |