31.   Her latest novel seems at first sight to be a reworking of similar themes.

32.   He seemed cold at first, but on closer acquaintance I realized that he was just shy.

33.   It can therefore be seen that these inducements are not quite as attractive as they seem at first sight.

34.   Lucie seemed at a loss for words.

35.   Implausible as it might seem at first, there is now good evidence that nitric oxide is an important endogenous dioactive substance.

36.   For reasons which had seemed wise at the time, the Bar had not accepted that offer at that stage.

37.   A curious fact which might seem at first to constitute an exception to this explanation turns out to provide further confirmation of it.

38.   However, it also seemed at this stage that science depended on uniformity and invariance.

39.   -- Had seemed at all depressed or anxious?

40.   -- Had seemed tired.