Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] at the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't give up at the first mistake ; ask God to forgive you and help you to start all over again . |
| 2 | erm , you do n't give up at the first little hurdle . |
| 3 | Each makeshift arrangement concealed a human larva that would emerge again at the first signs of dawn . |
| 4 | Weak clients , i.e. those lacking confidence , may not perform well at the first meeting but normally go through a sharp learning curve . |
| 5 | Its supporters in the streets may melt away at the first sign of trouble . |
| 6 | Yet what was certain was that God would strike punitively at the first sign of sin , and the worst sin in a ruler was pride . |
| 7 | The stem of this one was easily broken and often the head would fly off at the first stroke . |