Example sentences of "n't [verb] [pers pn] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said to her if she did n't make it the first time , let her lend you my hammer she said do n't you talk like that and do n't you let e Geoff hear you ! |
| 2 | The dog is commanded to sit and if he does n't do it the first time , he is pushed gently into position . |
| 3 | He really did n't like it the first time we played it , so he tried spoiling it . |
| 4 | I did n't believe it the first time either . ’ |
| 5 | It was only when they came out of the rearmost door and found a temporary hut facing them with Radio Room marked on the door , that they realised why they had n't found it the first time . |
| 6 | ‘ If they would n't tell us the first time , why should they do so now ? ’ |
| 7 | She had n't rejected him the first time , though , just evaded a decision , wanting him to strengthen it somehow . |