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 . |