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Example sentences of "first i " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	God you know when I first me you Sabrina I thought you were a right swot .
2	‘ Well it 's the first I 've heard of it , frankly . ’
3	At first I thought it was the naval guns out in the Channel .
4	‘ At first I was dazzled , and covered my eyes , and there did n't seem the smallest change ; the roar of the Strand and the roar of the reef were like the same : hark to it now , and you can near the cabs and buses rolling and the streets resound . ’
5	At first I thought that was why the police wanted him , because the sort of way we were thinking in there had been definitely subversive , I mean they do n't teach you that in school eh !
6	It was an all-night show , the first I 'd ever been to .
7	The first I knew about it was Malcolm going on about rubber .
8	A little skimmer bream is my fourth fish of the day and the first I have had to net .
9	‘ At first I thought I 'd hooked a tree because it felt so solid .
10	They drive me to distraction : at first I refuse to fight back , on the grounds that life is sacred and it is not their fault that they are mosquitos , but I eventually join in the swatting that punctuates the quiet every so often .
11	You know the Burkha , at first I could n't wear it , I had never worn it before .
12	At first I got a bit embarrassed — you know , about taking off my clothes and that , but now it 's OK .
13	At first I think it 's an old man , but then I see it 's a lady .
14	At first I could n't see them , but when I heard a little quack I had a close look and saw them all there huddled together and trying to keep warm .
15	At first I thought they was bits of paper or summat that someone chucked in , but when the big boat went past , they all flew off .
16	At first I thought I was out shopping with Marie , cos of all the people and cars and that , but then I remember I 'm lost .
17	‘ Sure , I 'll go up to Sandy , but first I want to see this great one you 're expecting . ’
18	Toby Reader , 18 , trainee engineer ( above ) with Anita Lawson , 18 , student : ‘ At first I did n't like this , ’ said Toby , ‘ but it 's growing on me . ’
19	The first I knew about the plan to publish it in the newspapers tomorrow was a fax at midday today . ’
20	‘ At first I was upset by this development , ’ said one official , ‘ but then I realised that with so many places selling the same things either they would go bust or they would have to channel their efforts into other , more necessary things . ’
21	She , he found , ‘ though bold , how modest … just as when first I kissed at your sweet asking , little one , by the winter gorse ’ .
22	First I want to achieve a twin-pillar system — that is , explicit recognition that social security is not just the State alone .
23	God was saying in so many words : ‘ Because he trusted in me and put me first I will honour him .
24	First I was saved in eternity in the plan of God the Father , next I was saved at Calvary through the atoning work of God the Son , finally I was saved on Monday 30 June 19 – through the converting work of God the Holy Spirit . ’
25	As for Dana 's poems , at first I thought they were pretty feeble .
26	This was the first poem Dana showed me , and one of the first I reworked with him .
27	At first I had suggested that I should keep her company but she dismissed the idea at once : ‘ I am not a child , and I refuse to be treated as one ’ , and I guessed she wanted to be alone rather as a young girl might who sets out to post an imaginary letter , hoping to meet on the way the person for whom she has made herself beautiful .
28	I was so bemused that at first I could do nothing but stare .
29	‘ It 's the first I 've heard of wages , ’ Mungo said , heaving another huge log .
30	The first I see during my annual sojourn in Florida — the beautiful pendant flowers of Hibiscus schizopetalus with ferny swept-back petals hanging from a 6ft ( 1.8m ) bush .