Example sentences of "[verb] [be] [verb] at first " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | well I think Dawn is quite happy now , I mean I think she felt as though she 'd been rushed at first , but I mean |
| 2 | all he was doing was listening at first and I thought oh no it 's so long |
| 3 | The door appears to have been entered at first floor level . |
| 4 | School had been tiring at first on transfer but she had soon got used to it : originally she had belonged to a number of clubs in the early day ( Thursday ) when all such activities take place , but now preferred to go home early . |
| 5 | His depression had been caused at first by what he considered to be the disturbing condition of the victors after the war : he was uneasy about the foreign policy of both England and the United States , as well as about the intentions of Russia . |
| 6 | It had been thrilling at first to start work for a real knight and his lady and to live in this tall mansion with its halls and parlours , its tapestries and suits of armour . |