Example sentences of "[noun prp] thought [prep] first " in BNC.
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1 | Or so Tallis thought at first . |
2 | ‘ That 's what Ubaldo thought at first . |
3 | In appearance he was a tall and forbidding character , whom Cleo thought at first was rather too grim of face . |
4 | Cleo thought at first that the net would only drift right through the spirit , but it swiftly formed a sparkling ball round its prey , and Apanage lost no time in drawing the opening of the silk tightly together . |
5 | Abbott thought at first that Cambridge was bound to win . |
6 | Jacob thought at first , perhaps , that he was wrestling with a brother intent on killing him and getting his revenge . |