Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] at [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Kurd , whom she had expected to flee at the first shaking of the ground , was staying with them . |
| 2 | The lift came to rest at the first floor and the door slid open . |
| 3 | So this was quite a mission which I believe has not been adequately covered in the history and was a forerunner of things to come and like I say we got through that mission without any damage , our gunners got to shoot at the first German fighters and we were an experienced crew with one mission under our belt . |
| 4 | And she would have to smile at the first question and say , ‘ Oh , no , no , of course lot . |
| 5 | ‘ Then we 'll just have to stop at the first one , ’ Isabel declared . |
| 6 | I think Stan if he 'd looked at that situation again would probably have wanted to go at the first defender an and gone and gone up the left side . |
| 7 | Conversely , if the rent is payable quarterly in arrear the term will be taken to begin at the first moment of 26 March , so that the last payment of rent will fall due on the last day of the term rather than the day after its expiry by effluxion of time . |
| 8 | The stone flew in the air across the surface of the water , skimming as free as a bird but only because it bounced on that surface every now and then and refused to sink at the first contact . |
| 9 | The gunners had been ordered to aim at the first two vessels , and at a bare two hundred yards ' range they could scarcely miss . |
| 10 | In spite of the weather conditions 50 bands , travelled to compete at the first outdoor competition of the new season . |