Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [verb] [pron] [prep] first " in BNC.

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1 I tried to tell them at first , but now I just smile and say nuffin' , like Brer Rabbit . ’
2 I hated seeing myself at first — we all did .
3 She had seen it at first hand , treated children who were victims .
4 ‘ I thought he 'd saved it at first and was turning to run back to defend when it popped out and over the line .
5 It had meant nothing at first , but then he had thought to try it as an entry code to some of the secret Ping Tiao computer networks he had discovered weeks before but had failed to penetrate .
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