Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] at [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he moved slowly at first his mouth sought first her breasts and then her lips , his breathing ragged as the pulsating , rhythmic movement quickened , echoing the rising heat in her blood , both of them caught up in a swirling vortex of emotions . |
| 2 | He says only at first it was all new to me . |
| 3 | As he pulled out of the gas station exit onto the highway , he drove carefully at first , getting the feel of the big powerful car . |
| 4 | Yes but is he coming home at tenth or is he gon na be |
| 5 | ‘ Did my lovemaking revolt you so much , then ? ’ he demanded roughly at last . |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps three , ’ he said mildly at last , as if he were answering the simplest and most natural of questions . |