Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , it has taken me longer than I had at first anticipated to work my way through the manuscript you . |
| 2 | The real reason was that he felt at ease ; he was no longer a figure of fun or an eyesore , he had a place — just as he did at first with Sien . |
| 3 | Some of them even have to be parents when they get home where they see at first hand the pressures to supply children with fashionable merchandise . |
| 4 | This is a more generous protest even than it seems at first sight , for Jacob 's possessions include Esau 's birthright , and Isaac 's blessing that had been meant for him . |
| 5 | ‘ I think you 're a very brave girl , ’ he said ‘ — braver even than I thought at first . |
| 6 | Even though it looks at first it 's a ridiculous thing to do . |