Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] seem [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , although it seems at first sight that prospects for prevention associated with life events are bleak , there are nevertheless a number of realistic possibilities , and it is important to go through these . |
| 2 | This is a more generous protest even than it seems at first sight , for Jacob 's possessions include Esau 's birthright , and Isaac 's blessing that had been meant for him . |
| 3 | The debate about using readmission to measure quality of care is obviously much more complex than it seems at first sight . |
| 4 | For example , as we noted , the definition of pragmatics as concerned with encoded aspects of context may be less restrictive than it seems at first sight ; for if in general ( a ) principles of language usage have as corollaries principles of interpretation , and ( b ) principles of language usage are likely in the long run to impinge on grammar ( and some empirical support can be found for both propositions ) , then theories about pragmatic aspects of meaning will be closely related to theories about the grammaticalization of aspects of context . |
| 5 | But while it seems at first quite normal that this should happen at an inquest involving the opera 's central character one soon notices that the process is in fact highly artificial , like the narrations which open several of Britten 's later operas , designed in this instance to have the dramatis personae stand up and be recognised but in a context which fits the story . |
| 6 | However , things are not as simple as they seemed at first . |
| 7 | As Richards has recently indicated , the Cox survey and the longitudinal study are not as mutually supportive as they seem at first sight . |
| 8 | It can therefore be seen that these inducements are not quite as attractive as they seem at first sight . |
| 9 | The text needs to be watched closely for all may not be as it seems at first . |
| 10 | The interpretation of this measure of consistency is not as straightforward as it seems at first sight . |