Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [pron] at [num ord] " 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 | I thought further of the great fears that the rich must possess , of misfortunes that might reduce them at last to rejoin the human race . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He knew that the platform was there , but in the nightside blackness he could see nothing at first . |
| 5 | Sometimes you can turn what at first seems a mess into a triumph , with a little imagination . |