Example sentences of "first on [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A shudder went through her as he bent his head and kissed them , and when his teeth closed lightly over the sheer fabric , first on one nipple and then on the other , she cried out |
| 2 | Subjects were taken , singly , to a room containing a terminal to each system and asked to carry out their search first on one system , then on the other . |
| 3 | He approached the three horses and , dancing first on one foot and then on the other , ran like a deer , leapt over the three horses , over the flaming swords , and alighted on the saddle of his own horse , the great Koulash . |
| 4 | She swept back a handful of Lucy 's hair and pinned it up , first on one side and then on the other ; but before she 'd reached for the scissors to begin , Charlie 's face appeared around the doorway . |
| 5 | His face was on my knees and I could feel the wet of his tears coming through my jeans , first on one knee that did n't have a patch on it , then on the other that did . |
| 6 | The assailant had hidden on the left of the track , he probed first on that side . |
| 7 | Do practise your engraving first on some scrap metal , and lacquer if desired . |
| 8 | This scheme , the first on this scale , aims to beat the problem before it starts . |
| 9 | The chapter is thought to be the first on this subject in a text of this type . |
| 10 | From Heath Junction , the Chesterfield Loop followed the Rother Valley towards the town , the station at Grassmoor being the first on this section . |
| 11 | A SUPERB 25-metre drop goal by Gary Pearce earned Wales a dramatic victory yesterday — their first on French soil for 22 years . |
| 12 | Marxist feminism represents a two-pronged attack : the first on orthodox Marxism , the second on orthodox ( i.e. liberal and radical ) feminism . |
| 13 | Heart of Darkness will be shown first on American television . |