Example sentences of "[to-vb] him [prep] the first place " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) ! |
| 2 | She would have to have a word with her father about this man and find out what on earth had inspired him to hire him in the first place . |
| 3 | We sent the boat out to buy him in the first place . |
| 4 | ‘ In that case , ’ retorted Geoffrey , ‘ why did he agree to see him in the first place ? ’ |
| 5 | The trouble was that very few members of the audience at the Theatre Royal , Brighton , understood either what he was saying or why they had spent the money on going to see him in the first place . |
| 6 | It 's been over a year since Russell kept wicket for his country , and even the England selectors now agree it was a mistake to drop him in the first place . |