Example sentences of "it [verb] [prep] first sight " 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 | It seemed at first sight to be a chaos of struggling men and horses , a wild mêlée ; but soon it became apparent to the newcomers that it was in fact more like a whirlpool of activity , with the ambushed English , above whom the royal standard wavered uncertainly , in the centre , whilst their more numerous attackers circled round them , smiting and thrusting but apparently making only moderate impact . |
| 3 | Once the field-worker was categorized as conforming to their typification of a ‘ good ’ Catholic ( the meaning of which we will outline elsewhere ) , then her religion was no longer as important as it appears at first sight , although the extent to which it had a residual effect is impossible to estimate . |
| 4 | But even this is not as extensive as it appears at first sight for , in conducting an investigation on a complaint , the Tribunal must apply ‘ the principles applicable by a court on an application for judicial review ’ . |
| 5 | Apprenticeship training is essentially about ensuring standards of workmanship and characteristically it appears at first sight to take an unconscionably long time . |
| 6 | At the end of a quarter of a mile of rough track it seems on first sight to be a typically humble and remote farmhouse , with its low and unobtrusive policies almost growing around it . |
| 7 | Neither judgment is quite the epitaph it seems at first sight . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It seems at first sight strange that in a disposition essentially formless so much time should be spent by the jurists on questions of wording . |
| 10 | The interpretation of this measure of consistency is not as straightforward as it seems at first sight . |
| 11 | The debate about using readmission to measure quality of care is obviously much more complex than it seems at first sight . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It reads at first sight like a selfless Magna Carta for the wild — until you begin to glimpse ( as in that ancient charter ) the barons ' hidden agenda . |
| 15 | ‘ Was it love at first sight ? |