Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pers pn] [prep] first [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not quite as straightforward as it at first appears . |
| 2 | However , we believe that readers will come to understand by the end of the book that combining the two stories is not as easy as it at first seems . |
| 3 | ‘ Bob , I understand now that nothing in life is as easy as it at first seems , and that being in love is a condition which can cause one a great deal of pain . |
| 4 | One reason why the shift in emphasis to the broader question of determinism is less helpful than it at first appears is that ‘ the problem of determinism ’ itself lacks a clear formulation , and the difficulty of saying exactly what it consists in is reflected in attempts to relate it to holism . |
| 5 | Because the different zones of the sea are so interlinked — many creatures making use of several in the course of their lives — the ocean environment is far more vulnerable than it at first appears . |
| 6 | Some " birds " nests are hemispherical , but only on the inside ; you must cut a honeycomb with a sharp knife if you want to see the accurate hexagons of its construction ; the geometry of spiders ' webs is astonishing but much less regular than it at first appears . |
| 7 | In view of the overwhelming Palestinian demographic preponderance , this arrangement was a good deal less equitable than it at first seems . |
| 8 | Rollover risk , though now small , is therefore less implausible than it at first appears . |