Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [prep] first " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I found you at first light this morning , ’ he said , getting up to take her half-empty plate .
2 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 .
3 I helped her at first but it was a mistake . ’
4 ‘ Bardolet 's co-driver made a timing error on the last rally which dropped them from first to fourth and that cost them the lead in the championship , ’ explains Meeke .
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 He waved me in first .
13 Last night we had a phone call , oh it frightened me at first actually , I answered the phone
14 I watched it in first and I went
15 The overall result was that All Hallows were third , behind Marple Hall , whose local knowledge brought them in first and Queen Elizabeth GS , Wakefield .
16 Alec took it at first for a whale .
17 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 .
18 ‘ I was n't even sure he liked me at first . ’
19 I liked him at first , but … ’
20 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 . ’
21 They look like rust — it fooled me at first .
22 It suited me at first to have you believe there was someone in my life .
23 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 .
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