Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a much more significant practice than you might at first think , because the etche or house is the fundamental unit of Basque society , symbolizing the continuity of the family line and of the patrimony . |
| 2 | Pressed flowers have many more uses than one might at first imagine , and as well as being used in their own right , they can also serve as the inspiration for further designs . |
| 3 | Although it may at first feel as though you will always be the new member of staff , or that you will never stop asking questions , most returners express appreciation and gratitude for the support and practical help offered by colleagues , and for the warm welcome extended to them on their return . |
| 4 | Quine 's response is instructive , although it may at first seem dismissive . |
| 5 | He observed initially that there were people ‘ who believe that a neutral foreign policy would guarantee the security of the Asian peoples , and that it would at first stabilise the situation and then ensure peace and security on the Asian continent ’ . |
| 6 | This is not at all the simple task that it may at first seem : we shall see that considerable care must be taken in interpreting the official statistics on unemployment . |
| 7 | The idea of ‘ accidentally sparkling ’ Champagne is far more plausible than it may at first seem . |
| 8 | ‘ In the mind ’ is therefore a more complex term than it may at first seem . |
| 9 | In effect , since socialisation is present as part of all social relationships , whether the parties to the relationship are aware of it or not , it is clear that it is a much more subtle , complex and pervasive process than it might at first appear and that we can only properly understand it as an aspect of all human activity . |
| 10 | The energies required to probe the nucleus are therefore high , so it may at first seem surprising that visible light with its moderate energies can reveal important information about the nucleus . |
| 11 | Her marriage to Prince Charles gave her a new security , not only in giving her status , but also because she could at first rely on him as something of a father figure , or at any rate a slightly square older brother . |
| 12 | This is not as uncommon as you might at first think . |
| 13 | So far from being , as you might at first glance suspect , a wanton display of Milton 's monstrous learning , it 's a piece of triumphant relevance . |
| 14 | To take just two other segments , Hayzen says that the ‘ Awaken ’ segment is not so favoured as one might at first think , because rivals may chip away at one 's profits by undercutting product prices . |
| 15 | Although considerable effort has been made to develop an automatic release for the towplane , the problems are not as simple as they might at first seem and so far no really satisfactory technical answer has been found . |
| 16 | The conditions under which trade may be carried out may not be as simple as they might at first appear . |
| 17 | MICK CLEARY argues that no matter how anxious we are to welcome them , the arguments for SA '95 are not as persuasive as they might at first appear . |
| 18 | It may be concluded , therefore , that the advantages which Categories 1 and 2 afford to the prosecution are by no means as great as they might at first sight appear to be . |
| 19 | This debate is important because it points up that ‘ the facts ’ are not necessarily as simple and straightforward as they might at first sight seem . |
| 20 | In fact , Hayzen 's policy implications may not be quite so relevant as they may at first seem . |
| 21 | This is not as ridiculous as it might at first seem . |
| 22 | If there is a desire to go down this road it has to be said it may not be as easy as it might at first seem . |
| 23 | Getting in is n't as bad as it might at first appear , the cockpit is very roomy and the seats are quite comfortable for reasonable journey lengths . |
| 24 | As such , an apparently straightforward procedure is not as simple as it might at first seem . |