Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Jacob of the larger Genesis narrative , his mind full of the dangers of his coming encounter with Esau , and thinking that Esau is already on his way to attack him , must naturally assume at first that his attacker is his brother . |
| 2 | For instance , Hamlet 's relationship and subsequent behaviour towards Ophelia may not appear at first closely connected with Hamlet 's plan of murder . |
| 3 | This particular answer might however point at first sight to a development of the common law concept of compulsion , rather than recognition of the broad principle of justice by which Woolwich contends . |
| 4 | So deeply and dreamlessly that when she woke she could n't think at first where she was ; nor place the strange noise at the back of her head . |
| 5 | And told me of the fraternising between British and German troops on Christmas day in the trenches , and I could n't understand at first how you could shoot at someone all week , then make friends with them for one day , knowing you would try and kill each other again the next . |
| 6 | You may well notice at first that your dog scratches persistently when it is infected , in spite of being told to stop doing so . |
| 7 | if you look at the cure of erm th the Blind Man of Bethsiedum which happened a little earlier , a similar thing happens when Jesus cures his sight , he ca n't see at first and Jesus has to do some more work on him with spit , spittle and er you know the , but there 's something behind that it 's not just a er a nature miracle , sorry a healing miracle overcoming physical ailments , that 's spectacular in itself but the can take something else on board here without the attitude of people and their willingness to accept who Jesus was and what his details of participant Bartiamaus had been given the vision he 'd been given was more than just his eyesight . |
| 8 | In the following months we shall examine some particular examples of renewable energy which have the potential for large-scale exploitation in the U.K. We will also examine at first hand the technology used in the design , construction and operation of modern wind turbines used to generate electricity . |
| 9 | You can hardly breathe at first . |