Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pers pn] at 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 | I helped her at first but it was a mistake . ’ |
| 3 | I admired her at first , wanting to help the slaves . |
| 4 | I liked him at first , but … ’ |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It was her beauty which attracted me at first , ’ said Mr Jefferson , who was a produce buyer for NAFFI for more than 37 years . |
| 7 | She hated it at first , she would n't drive it . |
| 8 | But she hated it at first . |
| 9 | When I was a trainee my deputy fresh foods went it with me , and like he 'd sit there and he 'd say right this is how you do it at first and then he 'd let me do some and well I 'd do them and he 'd say why have you done that and I 'd tell him and then he 'd let me do it |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Last night we had a phone call , oh it frightened me at first actually , I answered the phone |
| 12 | ‘ I was n't even sure he liked me at first . ’ |
| 13 | They look like rust — it fooled me at first . |
| 14 | It suited me at first to have you believe there was someone in my life . |