Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he moved slowly at first his mouth sought first her breasts and then her lips , his breathing ragged as the pulsating , rhythmic movement quickened , echoing the rising heat in her blood , both of them caught up in a swirling vortex of emotions . |
| 2 | He wondered what he would do if he could n't get into the house … well , he supposed he could go back to Joseph 's place , spend the night there and then hurry home at first light , when the servants would be up . |
| 3 | Despite his reputation , Modi behaved impeccably at first . |
| 4 | Restrictions on silviculture in the tropics are most striking in the area of soil properties ; for example , the pisolites of parts of West Africa are some 10 m deep with no obvious horizons and , although trees grow well at first , they later collapse and the removal of the forest leads to desolation resembling a gravel pit . |
| 5 | In chartered helicopters they hovered over the empty stretch of road between Fenny Stratford and Buckingham to photograph the bare tarmac and the last few barriers and police cars parked there at first light . |
| 6 | When the patient returns to work , he will probably have to work part-time at first , as he gets used to the discipline and pressures of working again . |
| 7 | He says only at first it was all new to me . |
| 8 | As he pulled out of the gas station exit onto the highway , he drove carefully at first , getting the feel of the big powerful car . |
| 9 | This road climbs moderately at first to Marbach , a well regarded unsophisticated winter sports resort with cablecar and skilifts to the Marbachegg sun-terrace ( Timetable No 1500 ) . |
| 10 | For days Grom lay moaning and groaning as at first the Troll 's regenerative abilities outpaced his own ability to digest it and then his stomach gradually gained ground . |
| 11 | The they were niggers here when we came here at first . |
| 12 | When I came here at first , the side were top of the First Division , but there was no apparent feeling for the game . |
| 13 | It dropped again at first but eventually picked up for a lively last lap . |
| 14 | ‘ Pubs , ’ he had said briefly at first . |
| 15 | She said she had wanted to go home at first but had got used to it at her uncle 's house now . |
| 16 | The weather for the Fox F M area : this evening 's going to be dry with clear spells , temperatures are going to fall quickly at first to around four degrees celsius , thirty nine degrees fahrenheit by midnight , however , the light westerly breezes will pick up to moderate later with temperatures rising , so a frost is n't expected tonight . |
| 17 | I did use more at first when I was buying grams , say a year ago , when I was doin' that , but , say this last year I was trying to pace meself out 'cos I knew that I 'd run outa money eventually , so I had to try and make it last … . |
| 18 | The clouds were parting and the moon showed dimly at first when the 12-pounder gun 's crew of cooks and stewards closed up aboard the destroyer . |
| 19 | Resuming the journey from Stone House Bridge , the road now starts a long climb to its summit , rising gently at first and with the Dee an inseparable companion alongside . |
| 20 | Do n't worry if your compression joints leak slightly at first — this happens to professional plumbers too . |
| 21 | Often tagged ‘ the Varsity Match ’ , they worked together at first . |
| 22 | As always , remember to practise sl-ow-ly at first and only build up the tempo as and when the part begins to feel comfortable . |
| 23 | Feed sparingly at first . |
| 24 | Of course , unless the pilot is aware that the glider is stalled , he is bound to respond instinctively at first , applying full aileron and rudder to try to stop the rapid wing-drop and pulling right back to try to stop the nose dropping . |
| 25 | It looked awful at first — so bad it was wonderful — but as it dried it revealed an incredible gradient of colour . ’ |
| 26 | It was a good ship and everything went well at first , but I was very ill again . |
| 27 | When I looked then at first I could n't see , it was all — you know — black like inside my eyes , but I knew they were open and I could hear the kids yelling — and when I got up he was lying on the sofa , snoring — he must 've just dropped me and let me where I lie- ’ She stopped and Clare sat quietly waiting . |
| 28 | Nora , seeing its western end thinly attended , went there at first . |
| 29 | He retired to live quietly at first at Oatlands Park , maintaining his religious Nonconformity . |
| 30 | When we started to go there at first there were a fella , a fella from Keighley who was a weaver and he bought a bit of land at the side of the er , the side of the chapel , or was it the school ? |