Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's irritatingly easy to crash at first , as the pushscroll is only activated when you 're more than halfway across the screen , giving you little time to see and avoid hazards . |
| 2 | As a retired deputy head teacher , having to be cared for was hard to accept at first . |
| 3 | It was hard to believe at first , of course . |
| 4 | Definitions are sometimes hard to grasp on first reading . |
| 5 | All you are likely to notice at first is a general deterioration of the leaves , perhaps wilting , discoloration and poor growth , followed by death . |
| 6 | The Curly Top dryer felt quite strange to use at first . |
| 7 | Brilliantly designed , very realistic and , despite being a tad tricky to master at first , incredibly playable . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ The police have told us he was very reluctant to go at first . |
| 9 | They were able to see at first hand the handling procedures and planning involved in stowing their goods safely for transport to Europe , as well as being able to sample some of the other delights that Germany is renowned for ; schnapps and Pils . |
| 10 | And as they walked around the 230 acre farm , all of it in the extended Less Favoured Areas , they were able to see at first hand why Hume Stewart-Moore and his son Michael were so successful . |
| 11 | Whilst in the design studio they were able to observe at first hand the adaption , of a Chinese Motif which was being prepared by Roger McDowell , Contract Designer , for another Swedish customer . |
| 12 | However , Sir John Cockroft was in the USA at the time , did not attend the lecture and so was unable to get at first hand insights into what the Soviets had , and had not , done . |
| 13 | It 's counter see you , the reason , the reason that this seems difficult to understand at first is we 're not used to thinking of it that way . |
| 14 | Some languages have long words of many syllables which are difficult to pronounce at first . |
| 15 | It may be difficult to discern at first glance , but stay awhile and look and it will become apparent . |
| 16 | Is sure determined to get in first you get a trailer , you know |
| 17 | Comment on the position there , only in so far as the extent of the existing contract which is not due to expire until first of January nineteen ninety five , and we 're not proposing to ask to terminate that . |