Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] in the first place " in BNC.
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1 | And , of course , the payment of dividend itself re-instates the 40% tax rate and defeats the tax motive for incorporating in the first place . |
2 | They would n't of gone in the first place . |
3 | If you only want the bloody music , whe I , what 's the point of taping in the first place ! |
4 | Finally , with ‘ Do n't walk on the wet edge , you 'll get a verruca ’ ringing in my ears , and ‘ Make sure your hair is BONE dry before you go out into the cold ’ ringing in my brain , we would lay siege to the fish-and-chip shop which was my main reason for going in the first place . |
5 | Agnes Jones 's intense religious fervour , which had led her into nursing in the first place , caused Florence Nightingale some anxiety . |
6 | Three methods were being tried : A benign substance called Hot Foot Gel painted on the top of transformers and similar equipment to produce a ‘ sinking ’ feeling for the Hoodies when they try to land ; Plastic strips with irregular plastic spikes fixed to the top of equipment to discourage the birds from landing in the first place ; Non-working poles incorporating ‘ alternative nesting pans ’ were erected at selected sites to encourage the crows to use them instead . |
7 | To prevent the reactions from occurring in the first place , filtered blood has to be used from the very first transfusion and 99% of white cells have to be removed . |
8 | What was the , what was the point in averaging in the first place ? |
9 | We must try to prevent him from erring in the first place ; easier said than done ! |
10 | to prevent liability from arising in the first place ( e.g. ‘ Seller gives no warranty as to fitness for purpose or merchantable quality ’ ) ; |
11 | They certainly will not go out of their way to be critical — and if they do they are not worth knowing in the first place ! |
12 | Such people are n't worth knowing in the first place . |
13 | The instruments that would be needed for communicating echo pictures are no more sophisticated than the instruments that both bats and dolphins already have for echolocating in the first place . |
14 | Political considerations may have made them less inclined to return to China , but it was generally not a major reason for leaving in the first place . |
15 | Georgina was my main reason for leaving in the first place . ’ |
16 | He was so depressed , poor boy , at falling in the first place — all Langleys ride as if they were born to it — and then at not being able to return to Cambridge for the last few weeks of term , and his aunt was quite at her wit 's end to know what to do with him . |