Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] first " in BNC.

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1 She was almost unconscious and did not recognize him at first .
2 I simply did n't recognize her at first , and to tell you the truth , I was a bit embarrassed when Uncle Félix came over to talk to me with this perfectly stunning girl on his arm .
3 But I did n't recognize you at first .
4 I did n't fancy him at first , not particularly .
5 ‘ I did n't recognise her at first , ’ Lily told her .
6 Then he looked more closely , and exclaimed : ‘ Ruth — I did n't recognise you at first ! ’
7 it did n't like them at first , because she felt that they were very rough and uncouth .
8 He did n't like me at first .
9 It did n't like it at first , and moved and beat against the sides of the plastic and the neck of the can while I held it and sweated , listening to the hum of the insects and the rustling of the grass , staring at Blyth as he lay there still and silent , his dark hair ruffled now and again by the breeze .
10 You we you did n't like it at first ?
11 I did n't like it at first cos all the animation was all too fuzzy and wobbly and everything I can remember cos I did n't think it was as good as the Magic Roundabout but then yeah I love it now .
12 I did n't find you at first , so I went to the bathroom .
13 I did n't believe him at first .
14 I did n't believe it at first .
15 Ah did n't see him at first .
16 I did n't see her at first .
17 You did n't see it at first , but you saw if you held you head at the right angle .
18 ‘ Even if you do n't enjoy it at first , why not give pleasure to others ?
19 He had not believed it at first , but now he was not so sure .
20 Wycliffe had not seen her at first .
21 It must have been there all the time , sitting motionless and staring straight at me from the far edge of the level area of the Grounds , but I had n't noticed it at first .
22 Bernice had n't seen them at first : their black silk cloaks merged into the darkness beyond the doorway , and only the jerky movements of the red-painted muzzles of their stubby blasters revealed their location .
23 ‘ The goat does n't know it at first , but learns .
24 To Ruth , crouching by Gran , he seemed hugely tall ; but he gazed round like a helpless child , seeming not to see them at first .
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