Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then the silence of the hillside was rent by a further sound , a high buzzing at first like a gigantic and enraged wasp , and then a roar and a rending of the air , so that Molly felt as though she were standing on the bridge of a warship and some huge Exocet missile was being hurled in her direction . |
| 2 | John wanted the light misty at first , then becoming brighter , but always radiating from a focal point at the back of the stage ; Primavera arising from the floor in white must make a ‘ most phallic ’ effect . |
| 3 | Pupils may well find this difficult at first , but it is a skill that will come with practice . |
| 4 | You may find this frustrating at first , or appreciate the extra breathing space it gives you . |
| 5 | Tamar found the side-saddle strange at first , but her previous experience stood her in good stead . |
| 6 | It was as difficult for her to see Troy 's bad qualities , which he kept carefully hidden , as to admire Gabriel Oak 's good ones , which were not all obvious at first sight . |
| 7 | The course was n't necessarily seen as all that important at first — it got fitted in . |
| 8 | Startled awake at first light |
| 9 | Until Sunday , of course , when the Crusaders 's 30–0 walloping of First Division Wakefield was the Regal Trophy 's shock result . |
| 10 | It will feel most peculiar at first but , after a couple of weeks , it will feel perfectly normal and your old way will then feel strange . |