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

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1 Zak , I improvised instantly at the first enquiry , had thought the gaunt man had an interesting face and he wanted to ask if he could use him in a scene .
2 No wonder the ‘ troops on the ground ’ are cynical , for they know ‘ real work ’ is for young officers and is something to leave behind at the first opportunity !
3 We bore right at the first gate — the left track leads up to a farmhouse — and later , along a grassy track with pine forest on the left , right again , where a dry stone wall creates a Y-junction .
4 I was confident I could wear her down eventually , but I certainly never expected her to come across at the first time of asking .
5 He shot straight at the first one , who fell back into the trench , but by then he could only watch the other three take aim .
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