Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] in [art] first place " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who knows what the exact situation will be and what problems will arise as those changes are forced upon the Scottish people who did not want them in the first place ? |
| 2 | David does n't want them in the first place and he wo n't argue , I 've discussed it with Robin he wo n't argue , erm Richard who 's the only one that could really be regarded as a loser dare n't argue 'cos it 's his report that recommends we they come back to us , and John wo n't understand the item so I think we 're alright there . |
| 3 | We all like ‘ to do right ’ by our horses and this often involves the over-feeding of supplements , either because the horse does n't need them in the first place or because we tend to think ‘ a little bit extra will do him even more good ’ . |
| 4 | Why do it now , why did n't she do it in the first place . |
| 5 | If a Region would like a special overseas visitor not catered for in the Grid system , they can contact me in the first place . |
| 6 | The turnover may have to be greatly reduced in this situation until the young fish are large enough to withstand the water flow , so why employ it in the first place ? |
| 7 | Why , one wonders , did they fire him in the first place ? |
| 8 | They might be , predictably , so unpopular that Parliament would not pass them in the first place . |
| 9 | I 'm damned if I know why I did n't tell you in the first place , back when all this started happening . |
| 10 | I was the one who mucked up his texts worse than any of the others , that 's what made him notice me in the first place . ’ |
| 11 | Well , that 's always supposing you can get him in the first place , because the number of people who have actually seen him , you can count on one hand . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And , if you thought I might be , why did you hire me in the first place ? ’ |
| 13 | The Church no doubt helped to speed up the decline of slavery ; it did not cause it in the first place . |
| 14 | he 's saying he did n't say it in the first place . |