Example sentences of "he [vb past] n't [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.

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1 He did n't answer at first .
2 He did n't answer at first , then asked where we 'd be staying .
3 He did n't answer at first and there was something about the quality of his silence that caused a flicker of fear to touch her heart .
4 He did n't understand at first .
5 He did n't mind at first but when he kept bumping into sculptures of boats , animals or castles he became more and more frustrated .
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