Example sentences of "i [vb past] at [num ord] [pron] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought at first they were racoons then I realised they were pandas . |
| 2 | I thought at first she was ketch-rigged , but then decided she was more of a schooner . |
| 3 | I thought at first she was going to lend a hand . |
| 4 | I thought at first you was a kind bloke , I did n't think you was goin' to help put me in me grave . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I jettisoned the wood , climbed down the path and there , neatly stashed away in a narrow inlet between the rocks , was my castaway , complete with gash on temple , soaked through , ice-cold to the touch and so deeply unconscious I thought at first you were dead . ’ |
| 6 | I thought at first it was too high but not for our hero . |