Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adj] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | This oath of secrecy I found so oppressive at first that I felt like the barber in the Greek myth who had to dig a hole in the ground and whisper , ‘ Midas has asses ' ears ! ’ |
| 2 | It had looked too easy at first , but the goals would n't come , and in the end the match finished one goal apiece ; our reporter at the game , Nick Harris . |
| 3 | It does all appear remarkably accessible on first impressions . |
| 4 | We were surprised to find the saw so easy to control , as it seemed rather cumbersome at first . |
| 5 | The atmosphere and approaches within the two places may appear quite different at first . |
| 6 | Lessons may seen very expensive at first , but the combined total is less than what many people spend on a holiday . |
| 7 | Some pots can look rather sparse at first but with good compost , regular feeding and attention to watering , they soon fill out into good-sized plants . |
| 8 | Telecom will use only two at first but each pair can carry 2000 telephone calls at once . |
| 9 | While one may note that these are observations that may be drawn as much from first principles as from pragmatic induction , studies by other authors who are not averse to imperialism and all its works tend to convey an impression in Vietnam not only of pervasive French presence but of almost total control . |
| 10 | Difficult problems like learning to type , ride a bicycle , tie shoes , or knit seem almost impossible at first , but once learned become as matter-of-fact as breathing or walking . |
| 11 | The door illustrated here may look pretty ordinary at first glance . |
| 12 | Sorry if I did n't sound too keen at first . |
| 13 | ‘ It really did n't look too good at first . |
| 14 | There is little to say about this except that if living alone is a new experience for you you will tend to buy too much at first and waste a lot unless you cook and freeze . |
| 15 | The situation in RENFE appears somewhat different at first sight . |
| 16 | This seems quite difficult at first , but you should soon be able to weave more quickly as you find out when you move your hand to release the yarn ready to lay it over for the next row . |
| 17 | If I talked too much at first or laughed at something , it broke the spell and everyone would start talking to me . |
| 18 | Petula explains : ‘ Being a typical mother , I felt incredibly guilty at first . |
| 19 | This was a big concession by Lord Owen , which went practically unnoticed at first . |
| 20 | Presumably , none of these reactions would be welcome by you ; the punishment that appeared so successful at first sight has backfired . |
| 21 | Britain 's trade gap with rest of world remained broadly stable in first three months of the year , according to provisional Government figures . |
| 22 | Inverted nipples can make breastfeeding more difficult at first , although with a bit of patience , your baby can learn to draw out the nipple with his sucking action . |