Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun] at the first " in BNC.

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1 He leaned across with the bottle , and she realised that she 'd almost drained her glass at the first attack .
2 Hundreds more Herefordians are expected to risk their morals at the first show in the city early next month .
3 Perhaps this was what those few loud-mouthed rabbit-eyed creatures who dropped their bombs at the first flak and then came back and talked about the target area had felt like .
4 All this , one may presume further , was supposed to supply the missing will and determination of the indigenous people and just in case the French might be feeling a little faint-hearted at the prospect , the US should immediately reconsider its policy at the first sign that the French were planning to give up or even if they planned to take the problem to the UN .
5 I remember his determination at the first exploratory meeting in the upstairs room of a small pub off Victoria Street in London .
6 I know there is a public perception that everyone should sell their shares at the first opportunity , but I think this could be a big mistake . ’
7 The appointment ended three weeks of political uncertainty during which Sheikh Hasina Wajed , leader of the second-largest party , the Awami League , challenged Begum Zia to demonstrate her majority at the first session of the newly elected Jatiya Sangsad ( National Assembly ) , scheduled for April 5 .
8 I remained standing there ready to relieve his discomfort at the first opportunity .
9 ‘ You must make your move at the first available opportunity .
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