Example sentences of "[modal v] n't [verb] it [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could n't turn it at first ; she fumbled and wrenched and then made herself try again , without forcing . |
| 2 | ‘ Could n't help it at first , but we 've become friends . |
| 3 | I could n't believe it at first that the problem was so simple ; in fact I walked out of that lesson without any pain at all … the first time for twenty months . |
| 4 | I could n't believe it at first : I 'd been so careful . |
| 5 | I could n't believe it at first . |