Example sentences of "but [verb] [pron] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | But kiss me first . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ But wash it first or there wo n't be any there to dye . ’ |
| 3 | But let me first applaud the coupling : it works like a charm . |
| 4 | ‘ . When a man says he will follow him ‘ but let me first say farewell to those at my home ’ , Jesus reprimands him , and when a woman cries out ‘ Blessed is the womb that bore you , and the breasts that you sucked ’ , he replies ‘ Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God ’ . |
| 5 | But let me first , briefly , quote to you one of your wise men of the twentieth century : Freud . |
| 6 | I shall be illustrating each of these four views of style with one of my four examples of modern stylistics , but let me first say exactly what my headings mean . |
| 7 | But let us first examine their beliefs . |
| 8 | A bit more will be said of particular features of the metalinguistic and possible-worlds proposals , but let us first consider something common to both of them and indeed to other proposals . |
| 9 | We shall qualify and discuss this finding further in the concluding section , but let us first look at some comparative static tests . |
| 10 | He finished sixth in his first Grand Prix , the South African , but enjoyed his first win later in the season when he won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza , and eventually finished the championship in third place . |
| 11 | But tell me first of yourself , I pray you . ’ |
| 12 | But do it first class jammy stingy cunts ! |
| 13 | Not even a subdued Botham — applauded all the way to the crease but playing his first innings for five months — could rally the troops , fading after a bright start which yielded two boundaries , and eventually mis-timing to mid-off . |
| 14 | Bamboo skewers are ideal for all sorts of kebabs , but soak them first in warm water . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , yes , but calm yourself first . ’ |