Example sentences of "see [pron] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Ruth , crouching by Gran , he seemed hugely tall ; but he gazed round like a helpless child , seeming not to see them at first . |
| 2 | Bernice had n't seen them at first : their black silk cloaks merged into the darkness beyond the doorway , and only the jerky movements of the red-painted muzzles of their stubby blasters revealed their location . |
| 3 | Wycliffe had not seen her at first . |
| 4 | She had seen it at first hand , treated children who were victims . |
| 5 | It was pitch dark in the stable and , even with the burning sticks of jharo we 'd brought from upstairs , we could see nothing at first . |
| 6 | He knew that the platform was there , but in the nightside blackness he could see nothing at first . |
| 7 | He said , ‘ There was such a crowd round the chap on the table I could n't see him at first . |
| 8 | Ah did n't see him at first . |
| 9 | I did n't see her at first . |
| 10 | You did n't see it at first , but you saw if you held you head at the right angle . |
| 11 | I could n't see anything at first and Mister Johnny said , sit still and wait , and I sat still , and then the island sort of moved . |
| 12 | And I could n't see anything at first . |
| 13 | I hated seeing myself at first — we all did . |