Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | They swore that they had turned her down at first , but that she had behaved in such a bold manner — sitting on their laps , kissing them and fingering her body — that they could not hold back any longer . |
| 2 | As one of them said , ‘ Because he was new we used to play him up at first , until we found out what he was really like . ’ |
| 3 | I did n't like it there at first — sometimes it was traumatic , sometimes it was boring — but I wanted help , especially with my drink problem . |
| 4 | Testers ' comments : Pamela : ‘ It was a bit hard to understand how to put it on at first , but we were both very comfortable , and the baby did n't seem to droop down as sometimes happens . ’ |
| 5 | His mouth touched hers lightly at first , then he deepened the kiss with a passionate hunger that their lovemaking had failed to assuage . |
| 6 | That 's where I see her when I think of her , though she did n't take me there at first . |
| 7 | ‘ I could n't take it seriously at first because it seemed so ridiculous , but then you look in the statute book and realise the maximum penalty for this is seven years . |
| 8 | He took it seriously at first , affronted that anyone could say anything about anyone so close to him , but before very long , he saw the funny side . |
| 9 | And I said I could n't make it out at first . |
| 10 | He did it carefully at first , only a handful at a time , saving every shilling made . |
| 11 | She had taken it well at first herself , somehow understanding that Fernando and Maria Luisa had drawn comfort from each other . |
| 12 | Orientation can be a problem , however , so take it easy at first . |
| 13 | Try some of the exercises which follow ; they may seem to make you slower at first , but not only will your speed increase as you get used to them , you may begin to look at problems in a different way . |