Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Roman response was at first somewhat sluggish . |
| 2 | The Central Committee was at first unsympathetic but on 10 October , at a meeting which Lenin attended , it was resolved to make armed insurrection the order of the day . |
| 3 | The second factor was at first O-levels . |
| 4 | The new church was at first served from the cathedral . |
| 5 | The city or suburban dwellings of the new class were at first too small to accommodate the extended family . |