Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [pron] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wycliffe had not seen her at first . |
| 2 | He had not believed it at first , but now he was not so sure . |
| 3 | Crown counsel said Alan Murray also denied everything at first and then admitted joining the UVF , while Craig said he was put under pressure to keep various items but denied he was a member of any illegal organisation . |
| 4 | It must have been there all the time , sitting motionless and staring straight at me from the far edge of the level area of the Grounds , but I had n't noticed it at first . |
| 5 | Bernice had n't seen them at first : their black silk cloaks merged into the darkness beyond the doorway , and only the jerky movements of the red-painted muzzles of their stubby blasters revealed their location . |
| 6 | It 'd be nice to see Stubby again , have n't seen him since last year 's Club dinner . ’ |
| 7 | er I mean I know it 's a bit messy at the moment , I ai n't washed it since last time you see ! |
| 8 | Surely he had n't found it at last and with a girl less than half his age , intelligent but uneducated , promiscuous and burdened with an illegitimate child . |
| 9 | Sitting in the train , with a Sunday paper which I 'd automatically bought lying unopened on my knee , I felt a sense of relief at being away from him , at being surrounded by a lot of impersonal uncaring strangers who could see nothing different about me because they 'd never seen me before last night . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes — keep your fingers crossed — I think I 've actually found someone at last , ’ she told him with a thankful sigh . |