Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] may [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Quine 's response is instructive , although it may at first seem dismissive . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The idea of ‘ accidentally sparkling ’ Champagne is far more plausible than it may at first seem . |
| 5 | ‘ In the mind ’ is therefore a more complex term than it may at first seem . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | In fact , Hayzen 's policy implications may not be quite so relevant as they may at first seem . |