Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [pers pn] 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 | 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 ) ! |
| 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 | We sent the boat out to buy him in the first place . |
| 6 | The only sensible course was never to start it in the first place . |