Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] him [prep] the 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 | Certainly Jenny did not see him for the first few evenings she was at Moorlake . |
| 4 | Tradition anachronistically proclaims him as the first pope — the first ruler of the Church which was to enshrine Paul 's triumph and constitute an edifice of Pauline thought . |
| 5 | And manager Ian Porterfield must decide how quickly to bring him into the first team , though it will be tough to drop Kevin Hitchcock . |
| 6 | We sent the boat out to buy him in the first place . |
| 7 | As he unhesitatingly obeyed , she watched him , really examined him for the first time in their acquaintance . |
| 8 | It was then that she really saw him for the first time and the blood began to sing in her ears . |
| 9 | Like if I interviewed Johnny Thunders , it was n't to meet him for the first time , it was to try to save his career . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I wish I 'd never employed him in the first place ! ’ |
| 11 | Liessa spared him a brief glance , and appeared actually to notice him for the first time . |
| 12 | You never wanted him in the first place . ’ |
| 13 | Never trusted him from the first moment . |