Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] at [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lift came to rest at the first floor and the door slid open . |
| 2 | Eleanor Coade had the royal appointment to George III , for whom she made the Gothic screen at St George 's chapel , Windsor , and to the prince of Wales , for whom , successively as prince regent and George IV , she did work at the first Royal Pavilion , Brighton , and Carlton House . |
| 3 | I stayed for a while about twenty paces away from the platform barrier , numbed by the realization that I had fallen at the first hurdle . |
| 4 | She had looked at the first lines but now she was n't reading any of it . |
| 5 | They had arrived at a first floor landing . |
| 6 | The stone flew in the air across the surface of the water , skimming as free as a bird but only because it bounced on that surface every now and then and refused to sink at the first contact . |
| 7 | In spite of the weather conditions 50 bands , travelled to compete at the first outdoor competition of the new season . |