Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] at first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not advisable to give the dog free run of the car , however , simply because it could damage the interior , by scratching the upholstery , for example , if it wants to come out at first light before you are awake . |
| 2 | This enables the Bureau to find out at first hand how authorities are tackling the issue and what they need form the centre . |
| 3 | ‘ You are to set off at first light tomorrow . |
| 4 | It was decided that unless they got word of a change in direction from the scouts the Regent had sent to follow the enemy 's route , the Scots host , now numbering some thirteen thousand , would set off at first light , south-westwards , on a converging course . |
| 5 | Rogers and Lambert took off at first light to see what was happening . |
| 6 | The action had been struck out at first instance , an appeal to the Court of Appeal had failed but a petition for leave to appeal to the House of Lords was still pending . |