Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adj] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was nervous at first . |
| 2 | I was dubious at first because since her illness Jennifer has become a very private person and I do n't think she would have liked all the hubbub over in the other section ; but here — ’ she glanced round at the softly decorated walls , the strategically placed water-colours and the subdued lighting ‘ — here , I think , could well be the answer . ’ |
| 3 | But if you open that , you 'll see why I was unhappy at first . ’ |
| 4 | I was puzzled at first but now I know why they do it , why they stretch their throats like that . |
| 5 | I was worried at first , when Irene started crying again before we had even taken our seats . |
| 6 | I was surprised at first that Jean-Claude bathed so infrequently . |
| 7 | I used to take it personally , and I was wretched at first . |
| 8 | I was okay at first , I thought I was going somewhere . |
| 9 | I was lonely at first . |
| 10 | I was afraid at first she might turn you into one of these ridiculous society cats who insist on seeing a man 's family tree before speaking to him . |
| 11 | I was afraid at first , but then I got used to it . |
| 12 | I was amazed at first , for most Irish people never carry on like this , and those that do have first to be very sure of their company . |
| 13 | She was nervous at first , but gradually she came out of it . |
| 14 | She was cautious at first , but her movements were coordinating rapidly . |
| 15 | She was shy at first , scared of failing him , but his undisguised pleasure in her tentative caresses made her gain confidence , and become bolder . |
| 16 | I thought she was dreadful at first . |
| 17 | She was amused at first and then became grave and after a pause said : ‘ Of course , he 's perfectly right . ’ |
| 18 | one client who was antagonistic at first , and even refused to let the support worker into the house on her second day , but after that ‘ Was fine ’ ; |
| 19 | The group invited the local Elder of the Jehovah 's Witnesses , who was wary at first , but then agreed to attend as an ‘ observer ’ . |
| 20 | It was , and still is , a situation which sticks in the craw of the man who was responsible for first introducing diesels at S & N , the company 's former physical distribution director , Ray Stark . |
| 21 | ‘ We were shocked at first . |
| 22 | And she adds : ‘ We were shocked at first . |
| 23 | ‘ We were shocked at first ’ said Denise . |
| 24 | Then the letters came fairly regularly , but they were strange at first — sometimes almost assuming the old relationship , sometimes defensively impersonal , as if he were afraid — we both were — to take too much for granted . |
| 25 | They were simple at first , like Poynder Terrace , but towards the end such houses as Manor Terrace were generous in accommodation and well constructed . |
| 26 | So seriously indeed did the Residents take themselves that they were unwilling at first even to allow the stationing of subordinate European officers in the districts . |
| 27 | They were distant at first , but though they came nearer , neither she nor Adam moved . |
| 28 | But , although they were amused at first , I do n't think they liked it and , after a while , he was sent for treatment . |
| 29 | It was strange at first because I was used to Mum cooking dinners . |
| 30 | It was awkward at first , and Ari felt a little embarrassed . |