Example sentences of "and [vb past] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was pale and composed at first , his features rigidly set . |
| 2 | Brannen , born on a farm at Sadberge and raised at first Long Newton and then Yarm , moved to Stoke at the age of 20 partly to study a sports and recreation degree at North Staffordshire Polytechnic but mainly to train under the guidance of Jim Talbot , the national decathlon coach . |
| 3 | Towards the and of his stint , he filled a gap in the team for the Italian GP at Monza — and saw at first hand one of BRM 's famous fiascos . |
| 4 | Margaret of Carlisle , 47 , was widowed two years ago and knew at first hand the financial problems that can arise from the sudden death of a loved one and the trauma of finding that her partner was inadequately insured . |
| 5 | She bent over the bed and thought at first that she was too late . |
| 6 | When he went through the back door he discovered the printers had gone home and thought at first no one was there . |
| 7 | Andrew Garthwaite had been playing pool with his attacker and thought at first it was a joke . |
| 8 | There was a special edge to this match because they had beaten us easily in each of our past five encounters and had at first declined a fixture this year . |