Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The absence of Neil Lenham ( how many times have I written that , I wonder ? ) handed Keith Greenfield a more regular opportunity to open , one this Brighton beau has grabbed enthusiastically , twice registering 55-overs bests , narrowly missing a Sunday best and forming such a productive partnership with Jamie Hall that Smith found himself at first drop for the initial one-dayers . |
| 2 | ‘ I found you at first light this morning , ’ he said , getting up to take her half-empty plate . |
| 3 | She felt a warm rush of gratitude for his sensitivity as he kissed and played with her in a teasing , light-hearted way which both excited and disarmed her at first . |
| 4 | I helped her at first but it was a mistake . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It was her beauty which attracted me at first , ’ said Mr Jefferson , who was a produce buyer for NAFFI for more than 37 years . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I admired her at first , wanting to help the slaves . |
| 8 | She hated it at first , she would n't drive it . |
| 9 | But she hated it at first . |
| 10 | The reality surprised me at first , and then like everyone else , I took it for granted . |
| 11 | His words surprised her at first , then anger took over — an anger so intense that she was prepared to walk out of her marriage and do irreparable damage to the Royal Family . |
| 12 | Last night we had a phone call , oh it frightened me at first actually , I answered the phone |
| 13 | All this was owned by the d'Urbervilles , or the Stoke-d'Urbervilles as they called themselves at first . |
| 14 | Alec took it at first for a whale . |
| 15 | A more fundamental difficulty with the new examination is contained in the very principle that made it at first sight so attractive — its applicability to the full ability range . |
| 16 | ‘ I was n't even sure he liked me at first . ’ |
| 17 | I liked him at first , but … ’ |
| 18 | Her face was straight as she looked at him and she spoke the truth when she answered , ‘ I liked it at first ; it was like a holiday after school , but not so of late . ’ |
| 19 | They look like rust — it fooled me at first . |
| 20 | It suited me at first to have you believe there was someone in my life . |
| 21 | While the pop princess ' disappointment at finding a wedding ring firmly on his finger seemed real enough to viewers ( and is confirmed by those who witnessed it at first hand ) , Banderas likes to believe it was all an act for the cameras . |
| 22 | Several people were listening but nobody said anything at first . |