Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [prep] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the novelist , that alteration in domestic mores seems at first sight to have had more significance than the increasing diversity of styles . |
| 2 | CONNER PERIPHERALS WARNS OF FIRST QUARTER RESULTS |
| 3 | The poem ‘ Futility ’ by Wilfred Owen seems at first glance to be simple and relatively straightforward , but , as with many of Owen 's poems , it is well structured and very clever . |
| 4 | This behaviour seems at first sight to be the opposite of that seen during wound closure . |
| 5 | The function of early Anglo-Saxon pottery seems at first glance to be obvious . |
| 6 | The ticket provides for first class return rail travel , but if you wish to make seat reservations or book sleepers , you must arrange this yourself through your travel agent or directly with British Rail and pay any extra charges . |
| 7 | Living in an area subject to continuing violence and disruption involving bands of discontented former Contras , Enriqueta comes with first hand knowledge of post-war Nicaragua . |
| 8 | Milan by contrast seems at first sight a city of the nineteenth century , the era of its greatest prosperity . |
| 9 | Bredbury 's solid start ends in first defeat |
| 10 | Mary seems at first sight to have carried still further the process of reversion : ‘ numbers cause great confusion , ’ remarked Count Feria , Charles V 's ambassador . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm very confident that when the Commission learns at first hand that it is not technically possible , they will see the overwhelming good sense of the British government and we will hear no more of the matter , ’ declared Mr Howard . |
| 12 | So often , a species appears at first glance to be a standard version of one of these ten categories . |
| 13 | ‘ The abolition of PRT for new fields sounds at first blush like good news for North Sea developments and hence the Scottish economy . |
| 14 | But while Stuart frets about first team football , Robert Fleck , also fed up , stays in the side . |
| 15 | The way of life which Jesus described in the beatitudes appears at first sight to be a contradiction . |
| 16 | Caroline Spickhoff from Germany and Sweetgirl remains in first position in the junior individual championship . |
| 17 | While some publishers have attempted to counter the decline in print runs for first time publications by pushing titles into paperback others have been looking for ways to revitalise their hardback sales . |
| 18 | Open plan staircase leads to first floor . |
| 19 | The time lags between first use and daily use show a similar distribution , with 72 per cent of interviewees becoming daily users within a period of six months after initial use . |