Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [vb infin] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Payment has never been demanded and it is possible that the provisions are not necessary because the liabilities they cover did not exist in the first place . |
| 2 | Not that she could n't handle him , but it was so much better if the situation did not arise in the first place . |
| 3 | As with externalities , we can not expect markets to allocate resources efficiently if the markets do not exist in the first place . |
| 4 | MB 's is wearing clothes that do not fit in the first example eg. This time he refers to the good opinions that people have of him as new clothes and killing the king would be like throwing away hardly worn clothes . |
| 5 | but when I spoke about safety and getting the money back from the safety training that they now want that they did n't want in the first place you said , no , we should do that |
| 6 | He 's not gon na get anything because it did n't finish in the first three but it was two hundred to one each way , he had two pound each way on it |
| 7 | ‘ We did n't compete in the first half and if we miss tackles like that we 're not going to beat anybody . |
| 8 | He was so distressed and shocked that he did n't play in the first two Tests , batted himself at No. 8 in the third and fourth matches , and withdrew from the fifth . |
| 9 | Of course , if he looks dodgy then do n't stop in the first place ; just say that you do n't carry a watch . |
| 10 | so er erm and do n't forget in the first year all you 've got to do is pass |
| 11 | However , X does not appear in the first place as a response to some specific stimulus ( as in the case of a reflex ) , but more or less spontaneously . |
| 12 | This means the voter marks his second preference on the ballot paper ; and , if his first choice candidate does not finish in the first two , his vote is transferred to one of those who is still in with a chance . |
| 13 | The hon. Member for Livingston ( Mr. Cook ) associated himself with the sentence : ’ I 'll be surprised if budget holding does not collapse in the first year . ’ |