Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he looked more closely , and exclaimed : ‘ Ruth — I did n't recognise you at first ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't recognise her at first , ’ Lily told her . |
| 3 | ‘ The goat does n't know it at first , but learns . |
| 4 | I ca n't say that I did honestly enjoy it at first . |
| 5 | ‘ Even if you do n't enjoy it at first , why not give pleasure to others ? |
| 6 | If it is readily intelligible so much the better ; but it is far more important that it should yield its meaning accurately than that it should yield it on first reading , and the Legal draftsman can not afford to give much attention , if any , to euphony or literary elegance … . |
| 7 | If it is readily intelligible , so much the better ; but it is far more important that it should yield its meaning accurately than that it should yield it on first reading , and legal draftsmen can not afford to give much attention , if any , to euphony or literary elegance . |
| 8 | Give us a ring Nottingham three four three four three four we 'll send them by first class post and we 'll put need your postcode . |
| 9 | before before the meeting proper may I refer you to first of all the voice amplification system is currently working but er there are some difficulties with it and it may during the day deteriorate to a state that it is more trouble than it 's worth . |
| 10 | Any Member feeling himself or herself , aggrieved in any way in connection with the Society , shall bring his or her complaint to the Secretary , who will bring it before first meeting . |
| 11 | Now the tickets are four quid each , you can get 'em on the door , but if you 'd like two tickets , phone us on , we 'll send 'em by first class post , we need your postcode , give us a ring now , if you 'd like two tickets for the grand charity dance , modern , old-time and sequence featuring Phil , resident organist at the Tower Ballroom Blackpool . |
| 12 | People might do it at first , there might be like an epidemic of wow it 's so cool we can smoke at school |
| 13 | it did n't like them at first , because she felt that they were very rough and uncouth . |
| 14 | He did n't like me at first . |
| 15 | He said , ‘ There was such a crowd round the chap on the table I could n't see him at first . |
| 16 | Ah did n't see him at first . |
| 17 | I did n't see her at first . |
| 18 | I did n't believe him at first . |
| 19 | I could n't believe it at first that the problem was so simple ; in fact I walked out of that lesson without any pain at all … the first time for twenty months . |
| 20 | I could n't believe it at first : I 'd been so careful . |
| 21 | I did n't believe it at first . |
| 22 | I could n't believe it at first . |
| 23 | I did n't really believe it at first , er , and then I received couple or more phone calls from er various people in the industry who er , who were aware of it and started to congratulate me , and then I realised that it was the truth , that er I really did have a big hit record once again with Blue Velvet . |
| 24 | You did n't see it at first , but you saw if you held you head at the right angle . |
| 25 | Robert could not understand it at first , but , after he put his ear back to the window , it resolved itself into two syllables : |
| 26 | It did n't like it at first , and moved and beat against the sides of the plastic and the neck of the can while I held it and sweated , listening to the hum of the insects and the rustling of the grass , staring at Blyth as he lay there still and silent , his dark hair ruffled now and again by the breeze . |
| 27 | You we you did n't like it at first ? |
| 28 | I did n't like it at first cos all the animation was all too fuzzy and wobbly and everything I can remember cos I did n't think it was as good as the Magic Roundabout but then yeah I love it now . |
| 29 | But I did n't recognize you at first . |
| 30 | She was almost unconscious and did not recognize him at first . |