Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pers pn] in [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a nasty , but highly entertaining tirade , one of the more perceptive remarks was that if it was n't for The Wedding Present , Ukrainian music would be confined solely to Blue Peter specials ; surely one of the main reasons the band did it in the first place . |
| 2 | Whilst we recognise that conditions favoured us in the first quarter in that weather-related losses were comparatively light , the worldwide nature of the improvement , together with encouraging indications so far in the second quarter , lead us to believe that the worst is behind us and that trends will continue to improve . |
| 3 | We had it organised so that when people contacted us in the first instance , we gave them a menu of mods that we would do , depending on what the customer wanted . |
| 4 | ‘ Craig hurt me in the first round , but Robert told me to work harder and it all went well . ’ |
| 5 | As David Lodge put it in the first issue of The Birmingham Magazine : |
| 6 | ‘ Why do you think your father left them in the first place ? ’ |
| 7 | Wolves overtook them in the first division table during the week . |