Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Could n't help it at first , but we 've become friends . |
| 32 | She could n't turn it at first ; she fumbled and wrenched and then made herself try again , without forcing . |
| 33 | The driver could n't find him at first as only the top of his helmet was visible . |
| 34 | I did n't find you at first , so I went to the bathroom . |