Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pron] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | People might do it at first , there might be like an epidemic of wow it 's so cool we can smoke at school |
| 2 | It was pitch dark in the stable and , even with the burning sticks of jharo we 'd brought from upstairs , we could see nothing at first . |
| 3 | He knew that the platform was there , but in the nightside blackness he could see nothing at first . |
| 4 | William says both his parents were riding enthusiasts and he got put on a horse at the age of three … his mother used to ride for Britian in the sixties and she 's encouraged him to compete … it used to terrify him at first and he never dreamt he 'd be good enough to compete … |
| 5 | He gives me £54 a month and I have to pay all the bills out of that It used to bother me at first , it does n't now . |
| 6 | Sometimes you can turn what at first seems a mess into a triumph , with a little imagination . |