Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't recognise my sister at first when she opened the door , she 'd cut her hair , but the eyes were the same , there were small creases at the sides , the skin puffy , roughened by crying . |
| 2 | The Court dismissed their appeal at first instance but they appealed ( see MS Fashions Ltd and Others v Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA [ 1992 ] , The Times , 23 June ) . |
| 3 | Usually they have few opportunities to check that their instructions are being pursued and almost none to supervise their execution at first hand . |
| 4 | Joey did n't recognise his cousin at first , and kept peering along as if to make sure . |
| 5 | By seeing their work at first hand , they 're hoping he 'll be convinced of the need for more officers . |
| 6 | In view of the harsh treatment of the victims of mental illness in hospitals like Bedlam , where members of the public or the acting profession could study their behaviour at first hand , it is not surprising that no striking instances of writers proclaiming themselves mad by writing about their own affliction have come to light in this period . |
| 7 | If something does not fit our priorities at first sight is there something we can do by way of modification that will allow the priorities to be met ? |
| 8 | If the patient has changed a lot in his attitudes , you should bide your time at first , if you can , in case he does recover to become as before . |
| 9 | POLICE divers last night called off their search of a six-mile stretch of the River Nidd near Harrogate , North Yorks , for a four-month-old girl whose mother claimed to have thrown her into the water , and will resume their efforts at first light . |
| 10 | The social worker regularly assigned to the case seemed to call when most of the children were at school , so he was unable to judge their progress at first hand . |
| 11 | Nine patients did not give their number of sexual partners and one of them did not tell her age at first intercourse . |
| 12 | Some writers worked as independent agents , such as the High Tory , Charles Leslie , who produced his Rehearsal at first weekly , and then bi-weekly , between 1704 and 1709 . |
| 13 | Even those of us in the office who had their doubts at first were soon won over by the instrument 's simplicity and friendliness . |
| 14 | She said her dad at first ‘ hated the idea of me modelling ’ but was now really proud . |
| 15 | Beecham said that any fool can conduct three concerts with an orchestra , but to go on improving is like going on a race track where it is possible to improve your time at first , but each new improvement involves great effort and often some danger . |
| 16 | Bernard refused her offer at first ; he did not think her English was fluent enough . |
| 17 | Daisy Smith said : ‘ We could n't find her pulse at first . |
| 18 | Manfred Drake ( formerly Manfred Drechsler ) remembers how much he missed his mother at first : |