Example sentences of "a [noun] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a bit unnerving at first and the lining stank of old aftershave . |
| 2 | Out of his advanced lectures emerged a powerful refutation of the entire Gnostic world-view and principles of biblical interpretation , a work entitled On First Principles . |
| 3 | She was driven by a need to get in first , her mood openly aggressive . |
| 4 | So often , a species appears at first glance to be a standard version of one of these ten categories . |
| 5 | Cardiff also went on a points rampage against First Division rivals Maesteg , scoring nine tries in a 55-3 victory . |
| 6 | Although he did not begin painting seriously until 1911 , Gris had thus been in a position to watch at first hand the birth and development of Picasso 's Cubism . |
| 7 | All day long she had wondered how he had managed to bamboozle his way into a consultancy , but first the calm , unflappable way he had dealt with Steve and now here , with the devastated relatives , Kathleen had an opportunity to see at first hand the qualities that set him apart as a consultant . |