Example sentences of "[num ord] he do [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | At first he did not recognize the tune , and then he caught its cadences . |
2 | At first he did not identify Maud Bailey , and he himself was not in any way remarkable , so that they were almost the last pair at the wicket gate . |
3 | At first he did not understand what had been said . |
4 | At first he did n't know where he was , whose voice it was . |
5 | Modigliani was reading Crime and Punishment by candlelight , so engrossed in his book that at first he did n't notice the visitor . |
6 | At first he did n't notice her . |
7 | ‘ At first he did n't believe us but when he realised we really had found a baby and came back with us to have a look . ’ |