Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is easy for hospital staff to forget that patients may feel awkward or self-conscious at first . |
| 2 | He should be prepared to sound silly or funny at first , since foreign tunes sound even stranger than foreign sounds ; this phase should soon pass . |
| 3 | In a very acute illness the remedy may need to be repeated every hour or two at first until sustained improvement sets in . |
| 4 | Pricing will not be available until a month or two before first customer ships . |
| 5 | Pricing will not be available until a month or two before first customer ships . |
| 6 | MacQuillan was destined to win the contest , but I was prepared to get a strike or two in first . |
| 7 | For the fall-off in with ο is more rapid than that for first order . |
| 8 | Although happy at first with the series concept as handed to him by Donald Wilson , David Whitaker 's under-lying love for ‘ ripping yarn ’ storytelling was threatening to draw him into conflict with Newman 's wish to present educative and allegorical discussion of social issues within the show 's framework . |
| 9 | I had never taught in a classroom before but , although daunting at first , it turned out to be education for me as well as the students . |
| 10 | Pots of money and willing at first to squire her to the latest ‘ in ’ restaurants and nightspots , charity balls , Henley , Ascot , the whole shebang . ’ |
| 11 | The first two ex-Corporation cars to be put into service were numbered 52 and 53 at first , but with the withdrawal of the three cars mentioned above , three ex-Corporation cars appeared numbered 17 , 21 and 47 . |
| 12 | They were very quiet and sad at first , because I would be leaving them , but I promised I would never forget them and would often return to visit them . |
| 13 | After two excellent wins 8-1 at Nelson and 3-0 at first division Atherton — Dave McArdle 's men have since gained just one point from two games they deserved to win . |
| 14 | Putting a condom on your partner may be fiddly and awkward at first , but you can practise the technique ! |
| 15 | Everything is tender and rational at first in my daydreams of living with him , but I know it would n't be in fact . |
| 16 | And the forecast says , Although damp and misty at first with some drizzle , the day will become dry . |
| 17 | The weather damp and misty at first with drizzle . |
| 18 | Hugh says : ‘ I felt very proud and fertile at first , but then I had a terrible sweaty hot night thinking about the responsibility . |
| 19 | Although Harry tried to be tender and attentive at first , Ann sensed from the start that he did n't really love her , and that she would never be able to make him forget the great hurt he had suffered by losing Martha . |
| 20 | Fry will now be free-swimming and ready for first food . |
| 21 | Tom used to go white and silent at first , and then end up shouting back in sheer self-defence . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ This should help her but give it as sparingly as possible at first , ’ he said . |
| 23 | Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton 's father was Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton , first Baron Lytton as distinct from first Earl , and wrote some massive novels including Eugene Aram ( 3 vols. 1832 ) , The Last Days of Pompeii ( 3 vols. 1834 ) , The Caxtons ( 3 vols. 1849 ) and The Last of the Barons ( 1843 ) . |
| 24 | This method of teaching , though daunting at first far the pupil , is a formative experience , the aspect of the course to which most Oxford graduates look back with most gratitude . |
| 25 | Although the move was hailed as sensational at first sight , the vagueness of the language used to promise ‘ travel opportunities ’ and ‘ media that are close to life ’ failed to convince observers that the leadership had significantly softened its attitude . |
| 26 | ‘ On this basis , economic recovery , though slow at first will be soundly based and sustainable . ’ |