Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] first [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd at first said , ‘ wild flowers ’ , but I reminded him of what had happened at Caroline 's wedding . |
| 2 | Alone with Damian Flint Rachel found him even more formidable than he had at first appeared . |
| 3 | When Shinwell discussed the men from the industry to be appointed to the senior positions , he had at first wanted two deputy chairmen , one to look after generation and the other to oversee distribution and the Area Boards , but Citrine proposed an alternative division between operations and administration , feeling that it was ‘ essential to have someone familiar with the operation of large-scale organisations ’ . |
| 4 | He had at first intended to drive straight to Jack 's house in Chelsea . |
| 5 | The railways undercut his price and he was forced to find many more passengers than he had at first calculated . |
| 6 | Lesley-Anne Rawlings , prosecuting , said he had at first claimed he had gone into the school on August 9 to try and put the fire out . |
| 7 | He said that when the hijacker commandeered the plane over Austria , he had at first ordered the crew to fly directly to New York , but had been persuaded of the need to refuel . |
| 8 | Capt Goebel said that when Demeke commandeered the plane over Austria , he had at first ordered the crew to fly directly to New York , but had been persuaded to refuel . |
| 9 | A working compromise was reached only after Barbarossa agreed to hold the Pope 's bridle and stirrup at a formal meeting ; an act of ritual homage which he had at first refused . |