Sentence examples for as it first was from inspiring English sources

He emailed Beckett veteran Fiona Shaw for advice when he took the job (she said an actor needs to find a way of making the play as shocking as it first was), and is reading a biography for background.

Officials for the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority said Thursday that the shortfall would not be as bad as it was first feared and should not be repeated next year.

Nothing is as it first appears.

Her name on the poster is misspelled Sierra, as it was first reported.

This is a popular concert, so please make plans to arrive early, as it is first come, first serve seating.

Duet Display isn't a new app as it was first released in December 2014.

"As it was the first stage was pulled and the race reinstated at the last minute.

The next phase was the Social Web, or Web 2.0, as it was first called.

It is a phenomenon that can be repeatedly experienced, and yet it is as astonishing the hundredth time as it was the first, and something that strange is worthy of our attention.

Let's assume it's the second, as the first is too inane to contemplate.

Revised Q1 GDP is now calculated as -0.7% instead of +0.2% as it was first reported.