Example sentences of "at [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the first sign we came to , women were bashing wheat sheaves against rocks and men squatted in the dust playing a game with pebbles . |
| 2 | In the country , it loads up and goes inert at the first sign of a corner . |
| 3 | Swales might , at last , have made a wise decision — if he does not go back on it at the first sign of failure . |
| 4 | These include calling in the fire brigade at the first sign of what they quaintly call ‘ smouldering in senile machinery ’ and ejecting all the customers forthwith , and not opening stations if the required number of staff ( two on the smaller stations ) have failed to turn up . |
| 5 | Its supporters in the streets may melt away at the first sign of trouble . |
| 6 | At the first sign of activity on the ground floor , he pulled off his jacket and socks , hid them in a corner and positioned himself at the bedroom door , ready to make a dash for the kitchen . |
| 7 | Yet what was certain was that God would strike punitively at the first sign of sin , and the worst sin in a ruler was pride . |
| 8 | It contrasts so vividly with the centesimal system where the remedy may well be given as a single dose and even when several doses are taken is usually stopped at the first sign of improvement . |
| 9 | But at the first sign of a pressure sore , inform the patient 's GP and consult the district nurse . |
| 10 | At the first sign of danger the bittern adopts a rigid , stiffly erect posture , making itself almost invisible in the vegetation around its nest . |
| 11 | At the first sign of dissent or hesitation , he fetched his mailed fist full across his captive 's bruised face , splitting his lip and causing all his contusions to bleed again . |
| 12 | At the first sign of rot the vigneron removes some of the outer foliage , exposing the vine to the drying effect of direct sunlight and improved aeration , and sprays with copper sulphate . |
| 13 | If elderly people are persuaded to uproot themselves in a hurry at the first sign of trouble , making major decisions at a time when they are not emotionally stable enough to think them through , like selling their homes and moving away from old friends and familiar surroundings into the different world and routine of a younger household , they sometimes regret it , and much unhappiness ensues for everyone . |
| 14 | At the first sign of low winds yesterday morning , Smith , 31 , and Rennie , 28 , left the 24,000 ft camp three on the Lhotse Face for the South Col. |
| 15 | ‘ At the first sign of the housing collapse , we brought in Coopers & Lybrand and worked with them for about a year . |
| 16 | They were a delight for the charterers in the Bahamian lagoons , but in an Atlantic storm such wide windows could be our death warrants for if Wavebreaker fell off a big wave the glass could be driven out of the windows and the boat be filling with water in seconds , and so I cut and shaped sheet steel shutters that could be bolted over the boat 's glass at the first sign of bad weather . |
| 17 | I explained all that to Chatterton , but stressed that we would run for cover at the first sign of trouble . |
| 18 | Pink tablets to be taken at the first sign of symptoms and Yellow tablets that only need to be taken if symptoms persist . |
| 19 | Water conditions can be corrected at the first sign of any trouble with far less chance of an annoying , expensive and let's face it , cruel loss in the tank . |
| 20 | At the first sign of trouble , spray with malathion . |
| 21 | Official spokespeople claim the band had not planned to perform on the night , although NME 's source said : ‘ They were definitely going to do the gig , but it was pulled at the first sign of the news breaking . ’ |
| 22 | The ‘ development theory ’ made it too easy to claim that a state 's interests were at stake at the first sign of legitimate criticism . |
| 23 | If bankers simply sell property at the first sign that anybody is willing to buy it , they will do themselves and the property market a disservice . |
| 24 | At the first sign of new leaves , give them more water and move them to a warmer place ( about 10–16°C , 50–60°F ) . |
| 25 | Let me make myself clear , Florence : at the first sign of trouble I am turning back . ’ |
| 26 | All this , one may presume further , was supposed to supply the missing will and determination of the indigenous people and just in case the French might be feeling a little faint-hearted at the prospect , the US should immediately reconsider its policy at the first sign that the French were planning to give up or even if they planned to take the problem to the UN . |
| 27 | And yet he had n't directly experienced the fighting in the city ; at the first sign of trouble his mother had packed Senga and himself off to England . |
| 28 | And at the first sign of her doing so you must be ready to praise her . |
| 29 | He had packed his bags and disappeared , as he always had , at the first sign of trouble . |
| 30 | Instead , people learn to back off at the first sign that somebody might disapprove . |