Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun sg] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was a bit of a shock at first , ’ Jackie said . |
| 2 | Shirley Booth played this role , and although her squeaky voice is a bit of a shock at first , she still dominates the recording , with only Johnny Johnston 's warm baritone making any real impact alongside her . |
| 3 | ‘ The strenuous training came as a bit of a shock at first . |
| 4 | He says that it was a bit of a shock at first , now he 's got used to it . |
| 5 | He says that it was a bit of a shock at first , now he 's got used to it . |
| 6 | The only significant difference between Lucy and a statue was that Lucy had pubic hair ; this caused them a bit of a surprise at first . |
| 7 | Previous experience in advertising or marketing is obviously an advantage but it is possible to become a junior account executive without it — although you would have to expect to be something of a dogsbody at first . |
| 8 | The old pals reunion at White Hart Lane … that 's Spurs v Swindon finished as it started all square … former Town favourite David Kerslake set up the Spurs goal for Jason Dozzell … and then another old County Ground hero Colin Calderwood went and gave away a penalty … it looked like a handball at first but Calderwood was guilty of pushing … |
| 9 | The achievements are especially gratifying for a sector at first regarded as British Rail 's provincial Cinderella , obscure and ill-equipped . |
| 10 | and off work for a week at first . |
| 11 | So we did n't think much of it as a name at first but while Malcolm was away in the States , we somehow came round to it and decided to go with it . |
| 12 | And then J. D. O'Connor , who edits the Clarion Cry , had asked me to write for him — almost as a joke at first — about women 's lives . |
| 13 | The young fry form into a shoal at first but later become behaviourally similar to other damsel , non-clownfish , species . |
| 14 | Treatment is with an antibiotic , usually Septrin , given into a vein at first , then in tablet form for up to three weeks . |
| 15 | The patient may need to eat from a bowl at first , as he gets used to eating one-handed . |
| 16 | She was in a coma at first , and then she suffered complications because her blood pressure became unstable . |