Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] [pers pn] at first " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I did n't think much of it at first , but then something started to waft around the corridors , ’ shudders Bea . |
2 | I was made sorry for her at first , as I would be for any young girl , crippled — it is hinted by the cruelty of her husband — and a mother , but even at the beginning there is a niggling doubt that she is rather superficial and shallow . |
3 | Well like you say you feel nervous about it at first but once you do it , you 've got . |
4 | In the French class nowadays the important thing is to SPEAK French — the sound of your voice in French may seem strange to you at first but you have a go right away and you will see what fun it can be . |
5 | Similarly , through Lata 's sister 's marriage to Pran you 're led into the world of politics and the subject of land reform , which sounded dull to me at first but became much more interesting as I got into it . ’ |