Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [coord] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | That at least had a light showing and at first I thought the rest of the building was in total darkness , but as I crunched gravel and got closer I could see they used extra thick curtains , maybe left-overs from the Blackout . |
| 2 | There was no sign of a forced entry and at first detectives on the tax-haven island were baffled . |
| 3 | ‘ They have a very complex structure and at first sight they appear not to be connected in any way , ’ said Professor Mann . |
| 4 | The value of the correlation coefficient is high , indicating a very strong relationship between age at first marriage and at first birth . |
| 5 | It may be observed that the linear regression line in Fig. 1 represents only the general tendency of the association between women 's age at first marriage and at first birth . |
| 6 | In other words , there is a negative correlation between median age at first marriage and at first birth . |
| 7 | On average , the interval between the median age at first marriage and at first birth is two years . |