Example sentences of "[verb] so in the first place " in BNC.

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1 But if more deaths among the female goats resulted from the aberrant male breeding behaviour in this population , what caused them to behave so in the first place ?
2 They have done so in the first place because of the advantage of high space utilization on limited ground area ; an important asset to companies trying to make the best use of a high value industrial site with no room for extension .
3 Why had n't he said so in the first place ?
4 Where are the projects that might stop them from doing so in the first place ?
5 Well , why did n't you say so in the first place ? ’
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