Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [verb] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps we should consider publishing details of the many failures in Conservative councils throughout the country , and not least in the borough in which this House is situated which , while exporting its homeless to other authorities , appears to be guilty of the illegal sale of houses that were not its to sell in the first place . |
| 2 | But , although the common ground is large and includes almost everything said in the first eight chapters about how to fill in the framework and conduct the disputes , unity then becomes too much for us . |
| 3 | ‘ Ca n't think how he escaped in the first place , ’ complained the Home Secretary . |
| 4 | Once you begin lying , it is hard not to go on because it is impossible to explain why you lied in the first place . |
| 5 | More than likely , you came out of the cinema wondering why you went in the first place . |
| 6 | Comfort eating and disliking yourself are two classic symptoms of depression , so try to work out why you started in the first place . |
| 7 | Again we discussed in the first chapter a little of why such questions get asked at this stage . |