Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although lateral eye movements appear at first sight to offer a simple and straightforward way of assessing which hemisphere is active at a given Instant , the evidence relating eye movements to hemisphere function is at present rather insubstantial . |
| 2 | The implications for the children 's hearing system of section 4 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act , 1974 , appear at first sight to be far-reaching and disastrous . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Other works , for example Beehives , which appear at first sight to be silk screen prints are revealed as watercolours , where bleach has created a subtle monotone effect . |
| 5 | There are among honey bees three reported examples that appear at first glance to qualify as cognitive trial-and-error . |
| 6 | There are occasional academic studies which appear at first glance to support such interpretations , such as that of West , Roy and Nichols . |
| 7 | Go left , up , use telescope , down , right , right , right , right , right , down , right , right , right , right , take shovel , up , left , get password , right , down , left , left , left , up , right , up , up , walk right off the right-hand star , get keycard , left , up , right , right , right , up , right , right , down , right , get mouse , left , left , left , left , up , right , up , up , walk right off the right-hand star , get keycard , left , up , right , right , right , up , right , right , down , right , get mouse , left , left , use shovel on boulders , down , right , use keycard on door , get mouse , walk into right wall , right , get stone , left , left , left , walk into first door . |
| 8 | You know , sometimes we walk in first thing in the morning and we start straightaway and we forget to turn the er closed to open . |
| 9 | they did n't know I mean like first newsletter we 've had in ages . |
| 10 | Cardiff also went on a points rampage against First Division rivals Maesteg , scoring nine tries in a 55-3 victory . |
| 11 | Two tie for first place on 68 |
| 12 | The basis of lateral thinking is to be provocative with your ideas and to put them forward however bizarre or ridiculous they sound on first hearing . |
| 13 | Guide to first degree courses in the UK . |
| 14 | This research evidence seems contrary to common sense , but such findings are not as incomprehensible as they look at first sight . |
| 15 | More important , the big volcanoes which make up the Hawaiian Islands all seem at first sight to have central vents — they are mountains thousands of metres high , with craters right at the top . |
| 16 | As Richards has recently indicated , the Cox survey and the longitudinal study are not as mutually supportive as they seem at first sight . |
| 17 | Claudius made two other arrangements which seem at first sight to be highly anomalous . |
| 18 | Individual points along a spectrum , on the other hand , seem at first sight to be insufficiently distinguished from one another . |
| 19 | It can therefore be seen that these inducements are not quite as attractive as they seem at first sight . |
| 20 | The religious culture of Lérins and of Faustus in particular seem at first sight to be at odds with the rhetorical culture of Sidonius 's own writings . |
| 21 | The dog-handled pot-lids from Mochlos , for example , seem to show a particular dog relaxing on a particular afternoon in the hot bronze age sunshine ; the crowds in the miniature frescoes seem alive with the excitement of the spectacle they are witnessing , and seem to have been caught mid-shout ; the hoopoes in the Pilgrim Hostel fresco seem at first glance to have fallen from the pages of some bronze age edition of Audubon . |
| 22 | Now get into first gear and go forward very slowly ! ’ |
| 23 | Lift to first floor available , giving wheel–chair access to one large ‘ Function Room ’ and a smaller room commonly used for play–groups . |
| 24 | What they did not do is cohabit in advance of the wedding , which could well be a good thing if we choose to take seriously a recent report which says cohabitees who subsequently marry are 60% more likely to divorce than those who marry without first living together . |
| 25 | 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 ? |
| 26 | Scholastic children 's books shine at first half of year |
| 27 | Gustavsson made the leading group 1.5km from the finish and went on to outsprint Blyth and Rohr for first place , a brilliant recovery from a dismal start . |
| 28 | They all go through first thing in the morning . |
| 29 | Prolonged early OC use ( use before first pregnancy for instance ) was not common until the middle 1970s . |
| 30 | Call for first class cover at a really competitive price . |