Example sentences of "[adv prt] at [art] first [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked Danny ( Knight ) to put down at the first chance after crossing back over the Channel , and he did ’ . |
| 2 | He kept it rolling and swerved off at the first exit on the right . |
| 3 | As I lie here under the green , seaweedy tent I remember from some trite television interview , a remark made by Brigitte Bardot , loopy Parisienne , namely that in all her many love affairs she was off at the first sign of the waning of passion . |
| 4 | Wycliffe looked up at the first tier of planks ; the shot must have been fired from up there . |
| 5 | Many give up at the first hurdle before discovering the eventual and significant rewards . ’ |
| 6 | No partnership has a guarantee of happiness , and if you give up at the first hint of discord you 'll never find the rewards a mature and honest relationship can bring . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're always undermining me , ’ Avril accused James when he tried to respond to an earlier complaint she had made ( 'You always opt out at the first hint of difficulty' ) , and she reprimanded the children . |
| 8 | Make sure you get a copy of the initial ( and any supplementary ) reading list(s) handed out at the first meeting with your class teachers . |