Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [adj] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their interpretability , however , must not be exaggerated ; their meanings are not necessarily wholly predictable on first acquaintance . |
| 2 | The fact that it was profoundly a work of synthesis was obviously much less important at first , and may even seem not very important now , as one settles down to enjoy it for the first or umpteenth time . |
| 3 | The second factor is less obviously helpful at first glance but what it adds up to is calorie saving ! |
| 4 | Carolyn was picking up on the movements of the three women , which had seemed so mysteriously random at first . |
| 5 | It had seemed so very straightforward at first , at the time of his recruitment . |
| 6 | However , it had all seemed to be so very easy at first . |
| 7 | Both books are essentially optimistic , although it is not necessarily apparent at first . |
| 8 | The answer , I think , is quite clear when you look at the definition again , but it is not necessarily clear at first reading . |
| 9 | She 's not so sure at first — but then she thinks about what all her girlfriends tell her . |
| 10 | There are many topographical names which have lasted down to the present in a perfectly straightforward fashion ( the articles or toponymical qualifiers being dropped ) , such as Field , Bridge , Ford , Green , Lake , Lane , Orchard , Townsend , Gate and so on , but others are less obvious in their modern guises — Atwell and Attwood , Byfield and Byway are clear enough as examples in which the definite article has become assimilated , but others like Boveton = above town , and Binetheton — below town , are not so obvious at first sight , neither are Biart — dweller near the enclosure , Stanners = dweller at the stone house , or Leese = dweller by the pasture . |
| 11 | Like many theories , the verdict of the corporate-finance academics is not terribly helpful at first sight . |
| 12 | Indeed , the two M boys themselves were not totally happy at first at having these initially undisciplined children visiting their home and generally being around on a regular basis . |
| 13 | It is generally more common in first pregnancies . |
| 14 | Like Brimpsfield church on its hilltop , this church 's site may predate any of the other local churches , even though the fabric is not as impressive at first glance . |
| 15 | Looking trim and fit , Stewart added : ‘ I 'm not quite ready for first team football . |
| 16 | Claps , admittedly quite reserved at first , from the audience , crackles from the sound system , and pop drank in large quantities . |
| 17 | It would seem that composers have preferred to be formally more complex in first movements . |
| 18 | It seemed the poor fellow , in the exuberance of his first air flight and the excitement of his history-making mission , had hurried onto the ‘ plane , leaving two mail-bags , both probably full of First Day Covers , in the rest-room at Moose Jaw Airport . |
| 19 | Doctors are often understandably reluctant on first encounter with a patient to obtain the detailed personal history necessary to assess his or her risk category . |
| 20 | " It was n't so bad at first . |
| 21 | ‘ I was n't too anxious at first . |
| 22 | It was n't too hot at first , but after getting rid of certain actors it really has improved . |
| 23 | I was n't too sure at first if it 'll fit him , but when he put the trousers on , when he put the trousers on first , I thought no , no way , but then when pinned them , you know , they I thought , I thought , but . |
| 24 | ‘ I was n't very successful at first , ’ he recalls , ‘ so I became a teacher . ’ |
| 25 | A dominant rider and timid horse may not be quite so bad at first , because the rider will give the animal confidence ; even so , the time will come when the rider does not have enough bottle for both of them and will be better off finding a horse with the drive and courage to match . |
| 26 | Such an aspiration prevailed among some geographers at least partly unaware of first , the revival of interest in human activity ; secondly , the focus in physical geography research upon the magnitude of human impact ; and thirdly , the hazard research that was facilitating closer links between physical and human geography although these links did not impress Johnston ( 1983c ) . |