Example sentences of "[pron] did n't [verb] at first " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Oh , its been a strain — I did n't mind at first because she 'd stay down at her flat for short periods of time , but obviously as her memory 's got worse she does n't realise that she 's got a flat , and the only thing she knows is in here , and this is the only place she wants to be — here . |
2 | So beautiful I did n't mind at first |
3 | ‘ One that even I did n't believe at first . |
4 | I did n't notice at first ; I saw her walking down the street in front of me , and without any hesitation I knew who it was — I had n't seen her for over a year , she had cut her hair off short and was wearing a dress , but I knew . |
5 | ‘ There was another side to him which I did n't see at first . |
6 | I did n't understand at first . |
7 | She says she did n't notice at first but her arm began to swell up later . |
8 | He did n't answer at first . |
9 | He did n't answer at first , then asked where we 'd be staying . |
10 | He did n't answer at first and there was something about the quality of his silence that caused a flicker of fear to touch her heart . |
11 | He did n't understand at first . |
12 | He did n't mind at first but when he kept bumping into sculptures of boats , animals or castles he became more and more frustrated . |
13 | It did n't work at first because people forgot and then there were the tourists who came in and did n't know the seating arrangements . |