Example sentences of "[verb] at [art] first opportunity " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stopped at the first opportunity , and emerged with a lead of 45secs . |
| 2 | He ought therefore to disappear at the first opportunity , especially since the purpose of his stay , that of meeting Katja Müller , appeared to have lost its point … |
| 3 | But immediately Jessie said to Agnes , ‘ I 'm going at the first opportunity , Bible or no Bible . ’ |
| 4 | The Law Lords should review at the first opportunity the natural injustice of injunctions which can silence all the media at a stroke . |
| 5 | She would leave at the first opportunity , and never again would she listen to the reckless promptings of her heart . |
| 6 | The young officer , he concluded , must escape at the first opportunity or risk being classified as an unambitious ‘ no hoper ’ at an early career stage . |
| 7 | I personally led a vigorous campaign to get Niblet removed at the first opportunity . |
| 8 | This is not to say that I will desert the club I love at the first opportunity . |