Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] first [prep] " in BNC.

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1 In Wasmes he lived at first with a baker called Jean-Baptiste Denis and his wife Esther .
2 The eastern Saxons are almost certain to have remained at this time within the orbit of Oswiu and it may also be the case that Aethelwald , the brother of Aethelhere ( HE 111 , 22 ) ( see Appendix , Fig. 5 ) , received Oswiu 's support as the new king of the eastern Angles ; it is certainly not at all impossible that he ruled at first in a dependent relationship .
3 He ruled at first in a subordinate position to his brother , Aethelberht ( CS 159 : S 27 ) , but whether or not the Aethelberht , king of Kent , who died in 762 ( ASC A , s.a. 760 ) , is to be identified with Aethelberht , son of Wihtred , has been disputed .
4 He seemed at first to be hyper-critical — if not disbelieving .
5 The real reason was that he felt at ease ; he was no longer a figure of fun or an eyesore , he had a place — just as he did at first with Sien .
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