Example sentences of "[verb] with [pers pn] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The onus lies with them in the first place , because the design of the programmes of study is their responsibility . |
| 2 | Asked if they would lose respect for a woman who was prepared to sleep with them on a first date , 24% neither agree nor disagree ; 18% strongly disagree ; 17% tend to disagree ; 16% tend to agree ; 15% strongly agree and 10% do n't know . |
| 3 | What on earth has it got to do with him in the first place ? |
| 4 | In fact , my sheer busyness had squeezed out the close intimacy I had known with him during the first few months of the year after my operation . |
| 5 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that , if the Government were to introduce proposals to toughen up sentencing policy — to impose stiffer sentences — we could look forward to Opposition Members agreeing with us for the first time ? |