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Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] them in the first " in BNC.

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1	The fact that you were weak enough to choose them in the first place is another thing altogether , ’ she finished triumphantly .
2	Who knows what the exact situation will be and what problems will arise as those changes are forced upon the Scottish people who did not want them in the first place ?
3	the best way to solve pollution problems is not to create them in the first place .
4	‘ The best way to solve pollution problems is not to create them in the first place .
5	They might be , predictably , so unpopular that Parliament would not pass them in the first place .
6	David does n't want them in the first place and he wo n't argue , I 've discussed it with Robin he wo n't argue , erm Richard who 's the only one that could really be regarded as a loser dare n't argue 'cos it 's his report that recommends we they come back to us , and John wo n't understand the item so I think we 're alright there .
7	They get bored easily , so if you ca n't excite them in the first 30 seconds of your record , you are probably in the wrong business .
8	We all like ‘ to do right ’ by our horses and this often involves the over-feeding of supplements , either because the horse does n't need them in the first place or because we tend to think ‘ a little bit extra will do him even more good ’ .
9	If nobody damn well tells them in the first place that they can opt out then they ca n't opt out can they ?
10	If you have any complaints , please address them in the first instance to the Warden/Manager who is authorised to deal with them .
11	Batty and Speed although not finished products were reasonably good players when Wilko arrived and Bremnar was fairly consistently playing them in the first team .
12	A key concern that runs through all these debates and to some extent actually inspired them in the first place is whether one can draw clear boundaries between the social classes .