Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Large red and white boats packed the harbour , and I thought at first that they must be private yachts . |
| 2 | ‘ Once I cut the neckline wrong on three hundred dresses and I thought at first I 'd just keep quiet and fill the gap with lace . |
| 3 | And I thought at first that it was good , because my mistress had lost her interest in life and I thought this might renew it . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ On that particular day , we arrived there about ten o'clock , and I refused at first to go any farther ; the charm of those gardens and their flowers was so great that I wanted never to leave them . |
| 5 | The rain had let up and we walked at first , then as the first drops turned into a steady drizzle , we took a cab . |
| 6 | She was polite about the leeks and lumpy cheese and said a similar thing could be done with endives and it looked at first as if the lunch was going to prove a slightly awkward affair . |