Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] at [art] first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Do n't give up at the first mistake ; ask God to forgive you and help you to start all over again .
2 Each makeshift arrangement concealed a human larva that would emerge again at the first signs of dawn .
3 Weak clients , i.e. those lacking confidence , may not perform well at the first meeting but normally go through a sharp learning curve .
4 Its supporters in the streets may melt away at the first sign of trouble .
5 Yet what was certain was that God would strike punitively at the first sign of sin , and the worst sin in a ruler was pride .
6 The stem of this one was easily broken and often the head would fly off at the first stroke .
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