Example sentences of "[verb] him [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Russian poet mistakes him at first for a brigand of the woods , a political conspirator , or a charlatan trading in elixirs and arsenic . |
| 2 | Kirov had missed him at first glance , understandably , for-the young pilot was clad in a pair of light grey slacks and a faintly-patterned blue sports shirt . |
| 3 | Reveille stirred him at first light , and after one last look at Tommy 's grave he returned to his platoon , to be informed that the Commanding Officer would be addressing the troops at zero nine hundred hours . |
| 4 | William says both his parents were riding enthusiasts and he got put on a horse at the age of three … his mother used to ride for Britian in the sixties and she 's encouraged him to compete … it used to terrify him at first and he never dreamt he 'd be good enough to compete … |
| 5 | He said , ‘ There was such a crowd round the chap on the table I could n't see him at first . |
| 6 | Ah did n't see him at first . |
| 7 | You may have to help him at first , but as he progresses , he can tackle more complicated puzzles . |
| 8 | I did n't believe him at first . |
| 9 | Girfriend Zoe had told him at first that she had seen punches being exchanged betweeen the two , then that she had not , but he said she was confussed and highly distressed . |
| 10 | She was almost unconscious and did not recognize him at first . |
| 11 | Let's have him in first thing . ’ |
| 12 | Searelle invited artistes to contact him by first writing to John , who thus became responsible for their standards . |
| 13 | The night sweats frightened him at first . |
| 14 | I did n't fancy him at first , not particularly . |
| 15 | He seemed obtuse , as she felt by this time that she had more than cancelled out any slight encouragement she might have given him at first . |
| 16 | Should he mirror his international form at St James ' Park , manager Kevin Keegan may be tempted to restore him to first choice goalkeeper . |
| 17 | You may need to watch him at first , so that you can clean and dress any grazes or cuts immediately . |
| 18 | I liked him at first , but … ’ |
| 19 | The driver could n't find him at first as only the top of his helmet was visible . |
| 20 | I thought he looked so lost and unhappy that I just wanted to comfort him at first , and Chris says he just thought I was kind . |