Example sentences of "at [adj] he do [not/n't] [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 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 6 | Modigliani was reading Crime and Punishment by candlelight , so engrossed in his book that at first he did n't notice the visitor . |
| 7 | At first he did n't notice her . |
| 8 | At best he did not trust her . |