Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] at [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was confident I could wear her down eventually , but I certainly never expected her to come across at the first time of asking . |
| 2 | The total investment need is there from the beginning but it is split into two phases and in our thinking it is only too easy to look only at the first phase because this almost returns the organisation to profitability , and to ignore the second phase which may be essential . |
| 3 | 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 ! |
| 4 | But all the time they forage they are alert , ready to withdraw instantly at the first hint of danger . |
| 5 | The repeating shape of the accompaniment in quavers is designed to recur only at the first beat of the seventh bar . |