Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them even have to be parents when they get home where they see at first hand the pressures to supply children with fashionable merchandise . |
| 2 | Again , you will probably need more than you think at first reckoning , so there is no harm in thinking ambitiously from the start . |
| 3 | However , although it seems at first sight that prospects for prevention associated with life events are bleak , there are nevertheless a number of realistic possibilities , and it is important to go through these . |
| 4 | This is a more generous protest even than it seems at first sight , for Jacob 's possessions include Esau 's birthright , and Isaac 's blessing that had been meant for him . |
| 5 | The debate about using readmission to measure quality of care is obviously much more complex than it seems at first sight . |
| 6 | For example , as we noted , the definition of pragmatics as concerned with encoded aspects of context may be less restrictive than it seems at first sight ; for if in general ( a ) principles of language usage have as corollaries principles of interpretation , and ( b ) principles of language usage are likely in the long run to impinge on grammar ( and some empirical support can be found for both propositions ) , then theories about pragmatic aspects of meaning will be closely related to theories about the grammaticalization of aspects of context . |
| 7 | Set against the background of inflation this rise is less impressive than it looks at first sight . |
| 8 | Looking at her more closely , he realized she was much older than he had at first thought . |
| 9 | How will the hard men of the IRA react , when they hear at first hand what harm they are doing to everything they say they stand for ? |
| 10 | And as they prepare for first division football he 's relishing another challenge , just as he 's looking forward to renewing acquaintances with certain Meath players today . |
| 11 | As Richards has recently indicated , the Cox survey and the longitudinal study are not as mutually supportive as they seem at first sight . |
| 12 | It can therefore be seen that these inducements are not quite as attractive as they seem at first sight . |
| 13 | This research evidence seems contrary to common sense , but such findings are not as incomprehensible as they look at first sight . |
| 14 | Given the fact that much of the property in the western half of the country was sub-let to under-tenants at rack rents , it is doubtful whether regional differences were as pronounced as they appear at first sight . |
| 15 | We know looks are n't everything , but there 's no doubt that a well-groomed image will win hands down when it comes to first impressions . |
| 16 | ‘ Not as bad as it looked on first assessment . |
| 17 | The style of the figures is manifestly provincial and need not be so early as it looks at first glance , but it can hardly be after the mid century . |
| 18 | Once the field-worker was categorized as conforming to their typification of a ‘ good ’ Catholic ( the meaning of which we will outline elsewhere ) , then her religion was no longer as important as it appears at first sight , although the extent to which it had a residual effect is impossible to estimate . |
| 19 | But even this is not as extensive as it appears at first sight for , in conducting an investigation on a complaint , the Tribunal must apply ‘ the principles applicable by a court on an application for judicial review ’ . |
| 20 | The interpretation of this measure of consistency is not as straightforward as it seems at first sight . |