Example sentences of "first [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Removing first only the belt . |
| 2 | Her belief is that to reach a very wide audience one must establish character first so the audience can identify itself with the issue , through the character . |
| 3 | First tonight the daughter of a millionaire farmer has been beaten and shot to death . |
| 4 | This method of teaching , though daunting at first far the pupil , is a formative experience , the aspect of the course to which most Oxford graduates look back with most gratitude . |
| 5 | The only evidence suggests he hit the central barrier first then the coach . |
| 6 | The key here is to take as little sand as possible , just clipping the ball off the top of the sand , contacting the ball first then the sand . |
| 7 | First then the proposition that management should accept a responsibility for doing everything possible to keep prices stable or to reduce them . |
| 8 | A point to note about technique is that when you actually go round the mark in strong winds the daggerboard should be retracted first then the mast track moved back in preparation for the reach . |