Example sentences of "[art] [n mass] [prep] the first place " in BNC.
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| 1 | Personally I think that the answer is for manufacturers such as Olivetti to not pass the buck to the dealer using the excuse that it is the dealer who made the buck in the first place ! |
| 2 | ‘ I always wanted to tackle the overcrowding in Darlington which is why I provided the £243,000 in the first place . |
| 3 | The only difference would be that the government would pay a private firm to provide the data in the first place . |
| 4 | Such educated guesswork can be eliminated if you can actually see the fish in the first place . |
| 5 | It may prove an effective contraceptive , but what effect will it have on the ‘ worms ’ who produce the sperm in the first place ? |
| 6 | Edward England , who inspired the series in the first place , has left Hodders , and I took my leave of St. John 's in 1975 in order to become Rector of St. Aldate 's Church , Oxford . |