Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It , it worked out , my mum at first thought it were n't too bad cos she got in with one of these special offer things . |
| 2 | I did n't recognise my sister at first when she opened the door , she 'd cut her hair , but the eyes were the same , there were small creases at the sides , the skin puffy , roughened by crying . |
| 3 | When she did arrive , my parents at first thought it was 'flu . |
| 4 | My father at first , I think in his very early days , er was a sort of a farm hand . |
| 5 | The social worker regularly assigned to the case seemed to call when most of the children were at school , so he was unable to judge their progress at first hand . |
| 6 | The sound was like her tiredness at first , a long thrumming in the ear . |
| 7 | Even those of us in the office who had their doubts at first were soon won over by the instrument 's simplicity and friendliness . |
| 8 | Her face closed in and she eyed him with a return of the defiance and challenge he had seen in her eyes at first . |
| 9 | In foreign affairs , Mrs Thatcher 's experience was slight , and her responses at first simple and superficial . |
| 10 | By seeing their work at first hand , they 're hoping he 'll be convinced of the need for more officers . |
| 11 | Leith shared many a cup of coffee with Rosemary after that , and although Rosemary seemed reluctant to talk of her marriage at first , it gradually emerged that Derek Talbot was a womaniser who 'd treated his wife shamefully . |
| 12 | Some dogs become very excited when they are first taken on the beach , so it may be advisable to keep your dog on its leash at first . |
| 13 | POLICE divers last night called off their search of a six-mile stretch of the River Nidd near Harrogate , North Yorks , for a four-month-old girl whose mother claimed to have thrown her into the water , and will resume their efforts at first light . |
| 14 | In view of the harsh treatment of the victims of mental illness in hospitals like Bedlam , where members of the public or the acting profession could study their behaviour at first hand , it is not surprising that no striking instances of writers proclaiming themselves mad by writing about their own affliction have come to light in this period . |
| 15 | Nine patients did not give their number of sexual partners and one of them did not tell her age at first intercourse . |
| 16 | Bernard refused her offer at first ; he did not think her English was fluent enough . |
| 17 | Ruth heard it in her sleep at first , a far-off murmur that did n't seem to mean much . |
| 18 | Shallow Adit was being carried on , driven for much of its way at first through " flockan " , along a fault , to intersect Shaft Lode , South Lode , and finally the North Lode . |
| 19 | She said her dad at first ‘ hated the idea of me modelling ’ but was now really proud . |
| 20 | Usually they have few opportunities to check that their instructions are being pursued and almost none to supervise their execution at first hand . |
| 21 | At teatime Anne was seated next to Sarah 's grandmother who talked to her about her family at first then said , ‘ It 's good news about John 's job , is n't it ? ’ |
| 22 | The Court dismissed their appeal at first instance but they appealed ( see MS Fashions Ltd and Others v Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA [ 1992 ] , The Times , 23 June ) . |
| 23 | Daisy Smith said : ‘ We could n't find her pulse at first . |
| 24 | Sophie 's heart sank a little as she saw the grim line of his mouth but his eyes at first showed open admiration as they swept over her . |
| 25 | Some writers worked as independent agents , such as the High Tory , Charles Leslie , who produced his Rehearsal at first weekly , and then bi-weekly , between 1704 and 1709 . |
| 26 | His aim at first was to produce a body of work which would sell . |
| 27 | To Eddie , the well-being of his ward is his priority at first , but this grows out of proportion until he is blindly obsessed and destroys his relationship with her . |
| 28 | Joey did n't recognise his cousin at first , and kept peering along as if to make sure . |
| 29 | He returned the old man 's stare , his expression at first defiant , but then his hard features relaxed into a knowing smile . |
| 30 | Manfred Drake ( formerly Manfred Drechsler ) remembers how much he missed his mother at first : |