Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [prep] the first instance " in BNC.
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| 1 | Except by special permission candidates shall not bring written , printed or similar material to their examination places , and any candidate found to be in possession of such unauthorised material shall be reported to the Secretary of the University in the first instance . |
| 2 | Change can come about in educational institutions without the change necessarily centring on the curriculum in the first instance , although the curriculum may subsequently be affected . |
| 3 | If someone who is offered an obviously forged check believes that if the issue is litigated a court will lay down a rule denying recovery for the future and apply that rule against him , he will not take the check in the first instance , and society will have the benefit of the better rule without actually paying the costs of litigation or incurring the disadvantages of bad commercial practice before the case is litigated . |
| 4 | It is also important to look at why you took up the job in the first instance , even if 20 years have elapsed in the meantime . |
| 5 | However , by applying the theory in the first instance to a complex situation the limitations of the software being used were highlighted , from which the obvious conclusions could be drawn . |
| 6 | There is no need for the prosecution in the first instance to provide evidence of anything more . |
| 7 | You can add one of these to the litter in the first instance , as it may encourage your puppy to relieve itself here . |
| 8 | His ideas about blood transfusion are mad , but if someone had not had mad ideas on the subject in the first instance , would anyone have subsequently developed sane ideas ? |
| 9 | In addition to this , there is a married couples 's allowance which is usually paid to the man in the first instance . |
| 10 | Er , the the the er er the fax in the first instance has been sent by a back bench member of this house who is not a minister , but I may tell the honourable gentleman that I get all sorts of things from mail shots inviting me to all er manner of functions , all of which find their way into the waste paper basket . |
| 11 | You can do this yourself , although it will probably be better if you arrange for a vet to undertake the task in the first instance , as it is important to judge the required length properly . |