Example sentences of "[not/n't] understand [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | They set off , but the Friar did not understand at first whom they were following ; it was as though he believed that the children had taken his sack . |
| 2 | The children did n't understand at first , but when it was later explained to them , they were enormously proud that she should have singled them out for a visit . |
| 3 | He did n't understand at first . |
| 4 | And told me of the fraternising between British and German troops on Christmas day in the trenches , and I could n't understand at first how you could shoot at someone all week , then make friends with them for one day , knowing you would try and kill each other again the next . |
| 5 | I did n't understand at first . |