Example sentences of "[conj] we [vb past] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although we thought at first that this was a saw intended for only a serious builder , we discovered that it also earned its keep doing fairly mundane cutting jobs that would normally be done by hand . |
| 2 | Derek Hampson , assistant manager of the RSPCA home , said : ‘ The dog was much older than we had at first been informed and he was very sick . |
| 3 | The rain had let up and we walked at first , then as the first drops turned into a steady drizzle , we took a cab . |
| 4 | But when we came at first there were these erm there were these er street street musicians you know . |
| 5 | He says having been there , the crash is n't over such a wide area as we thought at first . |