Example sentences of "do [adv] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Buckingham did not realise at first that he had been the only one to get over the 23rd fence at the first attempt . |
| 2 | She did not answer at first but moved or turned . |
| 3 | The car occupants did not move at first , a rising condensation choked the dying ventilation , the inside of the windscreen visibly clouded to reveal nothing more than a general silhouette of the two figures in the front seat deliberating their actions . |
| 4 | The day after the declaration , which did not seem at first to be being taken seriously in Washington , Gen Noriega 's troops escalated the crisis into a confrontation . |
| 5 | They set off , but the Friar did not understand at first whom they were following ; it was as though he believed that the children had taken his sack . |
| 6 | When Belegar arrived he watched the Dwarfs rebuild their citadel but did not attack at first . |
| 7 | erm In fact a simple formulation of this problem occurs in the opening paragraphs of À la Recherche , erm when the narrator writes this : ‘ When I woke in the middle of the night , I could not tell where I was , just as I did not know at first who I was . |
| 8 | The plants lumped together under the umbrella name of herbs do not appear at first glance to be essential to maintain life , but it is now becoming apparent that this concept could be wrong , and that herbs are as necessary as oxygen , though the ingredients they contribute , such as minerals and vitamins , may only be found in minute quantities . |
| 9 | Deep trying if you do not succeed at first , and then they will eventually come out . |
| 10 | He did n't answer at first . |
| 11 | He did n't answer at first , then asked where we 'd be staying . |
| 12 | He did n't answer at first and there was something about the quality of his silence that caused a flicker of fear to touch her heart . |
| 13 | Carmella did n't react at first but then she looked up and saw who it was . |
| 14 | I did n't notice at first ; I saw her walking down the street in front of me , and without any hesitation I knew who it was — I had n't seen her for over a year , she had cut her hair off short and was wearing a dress , but I knew . |
| 15 | She says she did n't notice at first but her arm began to swell up later . |
| 16 | Compared to this little middle-aged lot , we did n't get to first base ! |
| 17 | When he returned to the office on Monday Barnett called Tim into the office , an odd note in his voice which Tim did n't recognise at first . |
| 18 | He did n't mind at first but when he kept bumping into sculptures of boats , animals or castles he became more and more frustrated . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh , its been a strain — I did n't mind at first because she 'd stay down at her flat for short periods of time , but obviously as her memory 's got worse she does n't realise that she 's got a flat , and the only thing she knows is in here , and this is the only place she wants to be — here . |
| 20 | So beautiful I did n't mind at first |
| 21 | It did n't work at first because people forgot and then there were the tourists who came in and did n't know the seating arrangements . |
| 22 | ‘ One that even I did n't believe at first . |
| 23 | ‘ There was another side to him which I did n't see at first . |
| 24 | The children did n't understand at first , but when it was later explained to them , they were enormously proud that she should have singled them out for a visit . |
| 25 | He did n't understand at first . |
| 26 | I did n't understand at first . |
| 27 | Do n't cheat by first allowing your body to droop and then jerking your backside into the air . |
| 28 | He is very clever in the manner in which he links all the characters together , and although we do n't know at first how relationships and meetings will turn out , it does soon become apparent . |
| 29 | I look out into the darkness , but my eyes do n't focus at first , as they are so fresh from sleep . |
| 30 | Although data does not appear at first sight to be a resource of the organisation , it certainly is a resource , as data is essential for the organisation to operate effectively . |