Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] first [noun] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have done so in the first place because of the advantage of high space utilization on limited ground area ; an important asset to companies trying to make the best use of a high value industrial site with no room for extension . |
| 2 | The total investment need is there from the beginning but it is split into two phases and in our thinking it is only too easy to look only at the first phase because this almost returns the organisation to profitability , and to ignore the second phase which may be essential . |
| 3 | Ken and Codron had got together professionally in the first place because of what he called their ‘ Grill and Cheese relationship ’ . |
| 4 | She wished she had not put the lamp on in the first place because she was sure he would be able to fathom out how she felt . |
| 5 | She 'd stopped riding out with the first lot because of nausea on waking , and Tremayne , far from minding , continually urged her to rest more . |
| 6 | Yeah but the boss had the Belmont as well in the first place because erm |
| 7 | In times past , I had tried to get across to the continent as much as possible , but now , while other people were going abroad for the first time because of all the cheap travel around , I was ( without intending to be anti-social ) doing exactly the opposite and taking a look around the British Isles . |
| 8 | So consequently every time I moved school , moved into different I had to fight me way there for the first week because I hated anyone to call me Ginger you see ? |