Example sentences of "[prep] this [noun sg] in [art] first " in BNC.
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1 | If Chancellor Norman Lamont wants to ease their burden he should begin by penalising those uncaring banks which have caused a lot of this misery in the first place . |
2 | Univel expects to see $20m to $30m out of this crowd in the first year . |
3 | Cos that 's why they had to move out of this house in the first |
4 | Some babies affected like this die in the first year of their life , those who do not die can face a lifetime of handicap . |
5 | Some babies affected like this die in the first year of their life , those who do not die can face a lifetime of handicap . |
6 | ‘ And I 'm sorry , too , ’ puts in Rainbow , ‘ for getting you into this mess in the first place . |
7 | Part of her , that stubborn , spirited side , the side that had got her into this mess in the first place , would n't let her give up , back out and admit that Luke Denner and his sexuality were more than she could handle . |
8 | Yet he is required to hand over his children 's future to the ‘ non-ideological ’ market forces he thinks are largely responsible for getting us all into this mess in the first place . |
9 | ‘ It 's over-consumption that got us into this mess in the first place , ’ says Julia Langer . |
10 | The biggest question mark over Major out of the row is how the Government got into this mess in the first place . |
11 | She 'd known he 'd think that and that was one of the reasons why she had n't wanted to get into this conversation in the first place . |
12 | ‘ The people who seem to be giving us all the orders now are the very people who , um , got us into this trouble in the first place ! ’ |
13 | If we 're so smart we would n't be in this mess in the first place . |
14 | ‘ If she had done her job properly , I would never have been in this mess in the first place . ’ |
15 | This rise is dramatic , as is illustrated in figure 6.6 , which shows a steep rise in this age-group in the first half of the twentieth century and a levelling out at about 15 per cent from the 1980s well into the next century . |
16 | It 's terribly uncomfortable to be trapped in this situation in the first place . |
17 | As we pointed out in a tailpiece to this chapter in the first edition , the CNAA announced in June 1979 a modification of validation procedures for public sector institutions offering its courses . |
18 | ‘ Well , George , if we are going to start arguing that way , who provided the money for the deposit on this house in the first place ? ’ |