Example sentences of "it [vb past] [prep] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a silence for the first time it occurred to first form that the spider might of been put there on purpose , they looked at one another . |
| 2 | It seemed at first sight to be a chaos of struggling men and horses , a wild mêlée ; but soon it became apparent to the newcomers that it was in fact more like a whirlpool of activity , with the ambushed English , above whom the royal standard wavered uncertainly , in the centre , whilst their more numerous attackers circled round them , smiting and thrusting but apparently making only moderate impact . |
| 3 | But when Felicity arrived , three days later , it seemed at first glance as if she had lost every atom of her old charm . |
| 4 | It seemed at first glance that Louise was wearing a turban ; she had saved her day 's ration of flour and had made a poultice of it for a boil which had erupted on her temple ; her other boils seemed to be growing slightly better . |
| 5 | ‘ Not as bad as it looked on first assessment . |