Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] it [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robert could not understand it at first , but , after he put his ear back to the window , it resolved itself into two syllables : |
| 2 | He had not believed it at first , but now he was not so sure . |
| 3 | ‘ The goat does n't know it at first , but learns . |
| 4 | ‘ Even if you do n't enjoy it at first , why not give pleasure to others ? |
| 5 | It must have been there all the time , sitting motionless and staring straight at me from the far edge of the level area of the Grounds , but I had n't noticed it at first . |
| 6 | It did n't like it at first , and moved and beat against the sides of the plastic and the neck of the can while I held it and sweated , listening to the hum of the insects and the rustling of the grass , staring at Blyth as he lay there still and silent , his dark hair ruffled now and again by the breeze . |
| 7 | You we you did n't like it at first ? |
| 8 | I did n't like it at first cos all the animation was all too fuzzy and wobbly and everything I can remember cos I did n't think it was as good as the Magic Roundabout but then yeah I love it now . |
| 9 | I could n't believe it at first that the problem was so simple ; in fact I walked out of that lesson without any pain at all … the first time for twenty months . |
| 10 | I could n't believe it at first : I 'd been so careful . |
| 11 | I did n't believe it at first . |
| 12 | I could n't believe it at first . |
| 13 | You did n't see it at first , but you saw if you held you head at the right angle . |
| 14 | ‘ Could n't help it at first , but we 've become friends . |
| 15 | She could n't turn it at first ; she fumbled and wrenched and then made herself try again , without forcing . |