Example sentences of "it look [prep] first " in BNC.

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1 Set against the background of inflation this rise is less impressive than it looks at first sight .
2 The style of the figures is manifestly provincial and need not be so early as it looks at first glance , but it can hardly be after the mid century .
3 ‘ The scouts say it looks at first glance as if thousands are leaving .
4 Even though it looks at first it 's a ridiculous thing to do .
5 ‘ Not as bad as it looked on first assessment .
6 She was polite about the leeks and lumpy cheese and said a similar thing could be done with endives and it looked at first as if the lunch was going to prove a slightly awkward affair .
7 It looked at first as if she had been drinking blood .
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