Example sentences of "say that [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter Paterson says that at first he was reluctant to write this biography . |
| 2 | He says that at first clients refused to believe it could be done so fast — some need to be convinced that it 's not just science fiction . |
| 3 | He says that at first he wanted to kill those responsible , but now he realises they 'll suffer enough by losing their freedom . |
| 4 | He says that at first the male bird inspected the hole , then the pair started excavating . |
| 5 | In fact , Hoskins says that at first the film role did n't appeal to him . |
| 6 | It says that at first the princess was ‘ almost jolly ’ the truth was out . |
| 7 | Mr Anthony Scott-Gall , prosecuting , said that at first Messam started chatting ‘ amiably and mundanely ’ to all his victims , girls and women aged between 16 and 20 . |
| 8 | Bill Webster of Hilton said that at first it might be voluntary for guests to use their towels twice . |
| 9 | Last night the four boys who discovered James lying on the railway embankment said that at first they thought they had found a dead cat . |