Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [verb] [pron] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robert could not understand it at first , but , after he put his ear back to the window , it resolved itself into two syllables : |
| 2 | He said , ‘ There was such a crowd round the chap on the table I could n't see him at first . |
| 3 | I could n't see anything at first and Mister Johnny said , sit still and wait , and I sat still , and then the island sort of moved . |
| 4 | And I could n't see anything at first . |
| 5 | The driver could n't find him at first as only the top of his helmet was visible . |
| 6 | She could n't turn it at first ; she fumbled and wrenched and then made herself try again , without forcing . |
| 7 | ‘ Could n't help it at first , but we 've become friends . |
| 8 | I could n't believe it at first that the problem was so simple ; in fact I walked out of that lesson without any pain at all … the first time for twenty months . |
| 9 | I could n't believe it at first : I 'd been so careful . |
| 10 | I could n't believe it at first . |