Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the first place [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patrick explained it should be stiff enough in the first place in order to stay up , achieved with the help of a product like the one he 'd just used . |
| 2 | In fact the Ravenscraig , present Ravenscraig was built up on the first place from a steelworks known then as Corral Steelworks . |
| 3 | But I think I got into drama professionally in the first place by accident . |
| 4 | Much to the amusement of two American girls who stayed with us because they did n't know what this phrase was I mean they could n't have sort it out in the first place of what it meant . |
| 5 | up there in the first place without anything . |