Example sentences of "i [verb] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm In fact a simple formulation of this problem occurs in the opening paragraphs of À la Recherche , erm when the narrator writes this : ‘ When I woke in the middle of the night , I could not tell where I was , just as I did not know at first who I was . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , its been a strain — I did n't mind at first because she 'd stay down at her flat for short periods of time , but obviously as her memory 's got worse she does n't realise that she 's got a flat , and the only thing she knows is in here , and this is the only place she wants to be — here . |
| 3 | So beautiful I did n't mind at first |
| 4 | ‘ One that even I did n't believe at first . |
| 5 | I did n't notice at first ; I saw her walking down the street in front of me , and without any hesitation I knew who it was — I had n't seen her for over a year , she had cut her hair off short and was wearing a dress , but I knew . |
| 6 | ‘ There was another side to him which I did n't see at first . |
| 7 | I did n't understand at first . |