Example sentences of "a [noun sg] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tends to pick on new people a bit at first to bring them into line . |
| 2 | A struggle at first , it later brought victories over Yorkshire and Northants , with performances by S.G. Smith ( later of Northants ) , who did the double in all matches , Lebrun Constantine , father of Learie , and George Challenor , with Percy Goodman and A.E . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ It was a struggle at first , because when we took over , we discovered that most of the team had left , so we had to find players quickly . |
| 4 | It was quite a responsibility at first , but if I was worried about anything there was a Head Gardener called Arthur Godfrey here at Killerton that I could turn to . |
| 5 | For Albie , apparently , dealing was just a sideline at first . |
| 6 | The achievements are especially gratifying for a sector at first regarded as British Rail 's provincial Cinderella , obscure and ill-equipped . |
| 7 | Just a chuckle at first , but then it grew , and the images in the scope jostled with the shaking of his shoulder . |
| 8 | In any case , you were a child at first with no say in the matter and later , chérie , you were programmed to run . ’ |
| 9 | Treatment is with an antibiotic , usually Septrin , given into a vein at first , then in tablet form for up to three weeks . |
| 10 | The young fry form into a shoal at first but later become behaviourally similar to other damsel , non-clownfish , species . |
| 11 | She was in a coma at first , and then she suffered complications because her blood pressure became unstable . |
| 12 | Some characters may not realise that it is a Daemonette at first , of course . |
| 13 | And then J. D. O'Connor , who edits the Clarion Cry , had asked me to write for him — almost as a joke at first — about women 's lives . |
| 14 | 1 966 ; Shores I 970 ) and founded a journal at first entitled Library-College Journal and later re-named Learning Today . |
| 15 | ‘ It was a bit of a shock at first , ’ Jackie said . |
| 16 | Shirley Booth played this role , and although her squeaky voice is a bit of a shock at first , she still dominates the recording , with only Johnny Johnston 's warm baritone making any real impact alongside her . |
| 17 | ‘ The strenuous training came as a bit of a shock at first . |
| 18 | He says that it was a bit of a shock at first , now he 's got used to it . |
| 19 | He says that it was a bit of a shock at first , now he 's got used to it . |
| 20 | I think he once did say to me that he was very disturbed at how much ‘ coke ’ David was doing and that it had got to the point where he did n't hide it from deFries , whereas he did for quite a while at first . |
| 21 | So we did n't think much of it as a name at first but while Malcolm was away in the States , we somehow came round to it and decided to go with it . |
| 22 | Do n't be afraid to limit the time spent with your language helper to one hour a day at first . |
| 23 | Previous experience in advertising or marketing is obviously an advantage but it is possible to become a junior account executive without it — although you would have to expect to be something of a dogsbody at first . |
| 24 | Seeing his ideas — which were greeted with such a chill at first — take off , was a tremendous boost to the Prince of Wales . |
| 25 | and off work for a week at first . |
| 26 | He went out three or four nights a week at first and then every night . |
| 27 | There had been three girls and a woman at first , now there was only this one . |
| 28 | It had been a novelty at first , to sleep below ground level , footsteps passing on the pavement above her . |
| 29 | Wendy 's boyfriend was pleased with the idea of being a father at first but he could never really come to terms with the reality of it , nor his responsibilities . |
| 30 | We thought it was a barn at first . |