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Example sentences for "first supposed"

  • Its stone roof has lost its original black colour, and now presents a variety of hues, which on my entering surprised me much, as I at first supposed it to be painted.

  • The men of these nations partake of much more of the domestic drudgery than I had at first supposed.

  • The men of those nations partake of much more of the domestic drudgery than I had at first Supposed.

  • One of them was at first supposed to be the Amazon, of which nothing had been seen since the close of the action, and the extent of whose damages was not at all suspected.

  • They were at first supposed to be British ships, but the Admiral himself going aloft, clearly made out their character.

  • Glancing toward what he had at first supposed to be a bundle of shawls, John Jr.

  • I have examined both pictures closely, and I do not think they resemble 'Lena as much as we at first supposed.

  • It was certainly made, as we at first supposed, by a river which flowed through it at some remote period.

  • It was at first supposed to be impossible to connect the growing settlements upon the Pacific with the East by anything more than a wagon road, and those who advocated the building of a railroad were ridiculed.

  • As in other places, when the necessity for overcoming them arose, the obstacles which Nature had interposed were found not to be so troublesome as was at first supposed.

  • I begin to think he is more dangerous than I at first supposed.

  • Evidently the claim was not to be disposed of so easily as he had at first supposed.

  • It obstinately refused to yield, and, laying open the earth with his spade, he discovered that it had twined itself again and again round some object which he at first supposed to be a stone.

  • We had been proceeding towards a height which commanded a view in the direction our late opponents were supposed to have taken, and we were thankful to see them moving off, forming a more numerous body than we had at first supposed.

  • Dick, though greatly delighted at hearing of Charley's behaviour, was much concerned on seeing the injuries he had received, which were more serious than we had at first supposed.

  • While Story and I carried the skin between us, Armitage assisted Charley, who was less able to walk than he had at first supposed.

  • It was at first supposed that no one was on board, but as the steamer neared, a flag was waved from the after part of the stranger.

  • The rock was more rugged and uneven than they had at first supposed.

  • A nearer acquaintance, however, showed them that the country was not of so tempting a character as they had at first supposed.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    country road; first appear; first appearance; first base; first born; first cause; first coming; first glance; first governor; first hearing; first impulse; first intention; first introduced; first mentioned; first paper; first prize; first refused; first section; first stone; first the; first time; first very; first vice; first volume; first white; one place