Example sentences of "i [vb base] [vb pp] first " in BNC.
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1 | Erm , let me just have a quick look through and see what I 've asked first , definitely . |
2 | I 've had first hand er experience of the States because I 've worked there for a couple of years . |
3 | I 've got first hand experience of this , since the unit Epson provided for review had obviously been in use elsewhere before it got to me , and there was toner flying free from the part-used cartridge . |
4 | I 've got first of all start vacancy taking because eh |
5 | I thought to myself , ‘ I have n't bought any tickets for the raffle but it looks as if I have won first prize . ’ |
6 | I 've sometimes made some rather awful mistakes when I have thought first about what I would like to give rather than what my friends would like to receive , so do try to find out before you embark on a special garment . |
7 | But the most significant precision in line B is that which I have mentioned first : the specification of the standard or judge which gives value and significance to the comparison ( 3 ) contained within line A. |