Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun sg] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Court dismissed their appeal at first instance but they appealed ( see MS Fashions Ltd and Others v Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA [ 1992 ] , The Times , 23 June ) . |
| 2 | Some writers worked as independent agents , such as the High Tory , Charles Leslie , who produced his Rehearsal at first weekly , and then bi-weekly , between 1704 and 1709 . |
| 3 | She said her dad at first ‘ hated the idea of me modelling ’ but was now really proud . |
| 4 | Bernard refused her offer at first ; he did not think her English was fluent enough . |
| 5 | Manfred Drake ( formerly Manfred Drechsler ) remembers how much he missed his mother at first : |