Example sentences of "[adj] as [pers pn] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not quite as straightforward as it at first appears . |
| 2 | ‘ From … from what I gathered from the nurse it was n't as serious as they at first thought . |
| 3 | However , we believe that readers will come to understand by the end of the book that combining the two stories is not as easy as it at first seems . |
| 4 | ‘ Bob , I understand now that nothing in life is as easy as it at first seems , and that being in love is a condition which can cause one a great deal of pain . |
| 5 | It is not clear at present exactly what the rules are in such cases , nor whether the choices of readings are as clear-cut as they at first seem . |