Example sentences of "i [verb] [prep] first [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pete , of Bruton , Somerset , said yesterday : ‘ I laughed at first because I did not believe it . |
| 2 | Large red and white boats packed the harbour , and I thought at first that they must be private yachts . |
| 3 | And I thought at first that it was good , because my mistress had lost her interest in life and I thought this might renew it . ’ |
| 4 | I thought at first that he was merely taking an open-air path to his own bedroom , but he went straight past the open door at the end of his sleeping car , and straight on past the next car also . |
| 5 | I did at first when I lost my son but I had to tell myself it was an accident , ’ she said . |