Example sentences of "[verb] it [adv] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | And I said I could n't make it out at first . |
| 6 | He did it carefully at first , only a handful at a time , saving every shilling made . |
| 7 | There 's a letter I really ought to get written tonight — I had n't realised it was quite so late , and I can get it off by first post if I do it now . ’ |
| 8 | She had taken it well at first herself , somehow understanding that Fernando and Maria Luisa had drawn comfort from each other . |
| 9 | Orientation can be a problem , however , so take it easy at first . |