Example sentences of "[verb] themselves first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , there were many bishops who would have considered themselves first and foremost monks : St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne ( d. 687 ) had a respectable ancestry reaching back to St Martin of Tours ( d. c .397 ) . |
| 2 | Put themselves first ( and others a close second ) |
| 3 | In contrast , the new novelists consider themselves first and foremost to be creative artists whose main obligation is to produce a well-crafted work of art that stands up in its own right as an autonomous reality . |
| 4 | Clearly farmers feel if they want any help , they have to help themselves first . |
| 5 | I have often played host to married friends who bemoan their lack of privacy , or express their desire to be able to put themselves first , once in a while , instead of their partner , parent(s) , children or grandchildren . |
| 6 | They addressed themselves first to the peasantry . |
| 7 | The centurion … commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and get to land . |
| 8 | Receivers a bank appointed under the terms of a debenture did themselves a disservice recently when they failed to pay themselves first out of the proceeds of the receivership , as they were entitled to do under the terms of their appointment . |
| 9 | No matter how many there are we 'll give them a chance to show themselves first , eh ? |
| 10 | It is most important that arts teachers see themselves first and foremost as teachers and only after carrying out their duties in this respect to see themselves as artists . |
| 11 | There is some justification for this caricature of the typical computer user — though customers ' critics might ask themselves first how well-written the manuals are , before complaining that people never read them . |
| 12 | Relate and Samaritans both have good processes of assessing whether people are ready to begin counsellor training or whether they need more help themselves first . |
| 13 | The receivers had already paid off the debt to the bank which gave rise to their appointment , but had not paid themselves first , as they were entitled to do under the terms of their appointment ( p 99 ) . |
| 14 | They had not paid themselves first , in spite of the debenture 's terms , but had paid off the mortgage . |