Example sentences of "not [verb] [pers pn] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Ruth , crouching by Gran , he seemed hugely tall ; but he gazed round like a helpless child , seeming not to see them at first . |
| 2 | Nestlé Co. could have obtained an injunction restraining the sale of those tins and they required the buyers not to resell them without first removing the labels . |
| 3 | Wycliffe had not seen her at first . |
| 4 | Robert could not understand it at first , but , after he put his ear back to the window , it resolved itself into two syllables : |
| 5 | She was almost unconscious and did not recognize him at first . |
| 6 | He had not believed it at first , but now he was not so sure . |
| 7 | They should not export them without first getting permission from the importer and making sure that the receiving country can dispose of them properly . |
| 8 | I did n't fancy him at first , not particularly . |
| 9 | ‘ The goat does n't know it at first , but learns . |
| 10 | ‘ Even if you do n't enjoy it at first , why not give pleasure to others ? |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't recognise her at first , ’ Lily told her . |
| 12 | Then he looked more closely , and exclaimed : ‘ Ruth — I did n't recognise you at first ! ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Bernice had n't seen them at first : their black silk cloaks merged into the darkness beyond the doorway , and only the jerky movements of the red-painted muzzles of their stubby blasters revealed their location . |
| 15 | it did n't like them at first , because she felt that they were very rough and uncouth . |
| 16 | He did n't like me at first . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | You we you did n't like it at first ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | I did n't believe him at first . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I could n't believe it at first : I 'd been so careful . |
| 23 | I did n't believe it at first . |
| 24 | I could n't believe it at first . |
| 25 | He said , ‘ There was such a crowd round the chap on the table I could n't see him at first . |
| 26 | Ah did n't see him at first . |
| 27 | I did n't see her at first . |
| 28 | You did n't see it at first , but you saw if you held you head at the right angle . |
| 29 | I simply did n't recognize her at first , and to tell you the truth , I was a bit embarrassed when Uncle Félix came over to talk to me with this perfectly stunning girl on his arm . |
| 30 | But I did n't recognize you at first . |