Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Ruth , crouching by Gran , he seemed hugely tall ; but he gazed round like a helpless child , seeming not to see them at first . |
| 2 | Nestlé Co. could have obtained an injunction restraining the sale of those tins and they required the buyers not to resell them without first removing the labels . |
| 3 | Cut out the completed crossword and send it to : to reach them by first post on Saturday September 12 . |
| 4 | William says both his parents were riding enthusiasts and he got put on a horse at the age of three … his mother used to ride for Britian in the sixties and she 's encouraged him to compete … it used to terrify him at first and he never dreamt he 'd be good enough to compete … |
| 5 | It is so easy to overdo it at first so please be gentle with yourself . |
| 6 | Start by using each yarn for two rows of weaving — it can seem quite difficult to organise them at first , but you will soon start to be able to do this more quickly . |
| 7 | You may have to help him at first , but as he progresses , he can tackle more complicated puzzles . |
| 8 | To lighten what can be quite an anxiety provoking experience , it is sometimes helpful to ask the client to role play a particular situation , but to do it at first , extremely badly . |
| 9 | I was taught to do it in first and use the accelerator . |
| 10 | Searelle invited artistes to contact him by first writing to John , who thus became responsible for their standards . |
| 11 | She had refused to believe it at first , her mind so full of him that her eyes kept on seeing him , playing tricks on her , raising false and cruel hopes . |
| 12 | I did n't want to believe it at first , ’ she told him shakily , ‘ but I can now . |
| 13 | Should he mirror his international form at St James ' Park , manager Kevin Keegan may be tempted to restore him to first choice goalkeeper . |
| 14 | You may need to watch him at first , so that you can clean and dress any grazes or cuts immediately . |
| 15 | It was cancer of the bowel , though the doctors were slow or unwilling to diagnose it at first . |
| 16 | But a more historic example has recently emerged from a conservation programme to preserve it in first class static display condition for many years to come , this is Mk 1 Z2033/G–ASTL of the Skyfame Collection owned by the Imperial War Museum ( IWM ) and part of the collection of the historic aircraft at Duxford . |
| 17 | He gives me £54 a month and I have to pay all the bills out of that It used to bother me at first , it does n't now . |
| 18 | I tried to tell them at first , but now I just smile and say nuffin' , like Brer Rabbit . ’ |
| 19 | I thought he looked so lost and unhappy that I just wanted to comfort him at first , and Chris says he just thought I was kind . |