Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trouble was that very few members of the audience at the Theatre Royal , Brighton , understood either what he was saying or why they had spent the money on going to see him in the first place . |
| 2 | I 'd like to see them in the first division . |
| 3 | Marina had that fabulous Gauloise and gin thee-ay-tah voice : which is why Jay had got to know her in the first place . |
| 4 | If he had told me that the first half was going to be crap , I would n't have bothered to watch it in the first place . |
| 5 | Thus while it is important to always play you 're best side AND in our case this must involve finishing high enough up the table to get a place in europe , we must keep players like Rocky and continue to play them in the first team . |
| 6 | Why bother to do it in the first place ? |
| 7 | If schemas are widely held , it should usually be obvious to the manager what they are — especially , of course , if he or she aimed to establish them in the first place . |
| 8 | ‘ In that case , ’ retorted Geoffrey , ‘ why did he agree to see him in the first place ? ’ |
| 9 | And it was and I who wanted to see it in the first place . |
| 10 | ‘ Why did you agree to meet her in the first place ? ’ |