Example sentences of "that [pron] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | so it was n't the fact I was trying to lose too much speed , it was that I changed into first and did n't have |
| 2 | The words were so softly spoken that she wondered at first if she 'd heard correctly . |
| 3 | would n't you get one in that Princess that you got at first ? |
| 4 | Which is the the one that you 're sort of that you came across first of all the trig functions ? |
| 5 | The eastern Saxons are almost certain to have remained at this time within the orbit of Oswiu and it may also be the case that Aethelwald , the brother of Aethelhere ( HE 111 , 22 ) ( see Appendix , Fig. 5 ) , received Oswiu 's support as the new king of the eastern Angles ; it is certainly not at all impossible that he ruled at first in a dependent relationship . |
| 6 | He wanted to sleep , and the prospect of a bed , even one which he would be required to occupy without companionship , was so attractive that he missed at first the signs that all was not well . |
| 7 | Further research revealed that what had at first appeared to be a bizarre anomaly was in fact a cultural feature shared by many different Indian peoples . |
| 8 | Thus , as far as the spadefoot is concerned , it is quite possible that what appears at first sight to be a random collection of toads arbitrarily mating with anything and everything is actually an ordered process . |