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

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1 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 .
2 You we you did n't like it at first ?
3 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 .
4 I did n't believe it at first .
5 You did n't see it at first , but you saw if you held you head at the right angle .
6 ‘ Even if you do n't enjoy it at first , why not give pleasure to others ?
7 He had not believed it at first , but now he was not so sure .
8 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 .
9 ‘ The goat does n't know it at first , but learns .
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