Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] he in [art] first " in BNC.
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1 | And one particularly thorough research study on boys growing up in London concluded that if a boy offends , the best way to prevent him from offending repeatedly is not to catch him in the first place ( West , 1992 : 104–11 ) ! |
2 | His own oeuvre , lacking perhaps the soaring inspiration of Paul De Lamerie [ q.v. ] or Paul Crespin , nevertheless places him in the first rank . |
3 | We sent the boat out to buy him in the first place . |
4 | ‘ I wish I 'd never employed him in the first place ! ’ |
5 | You never wanted him in the first place . ’ |