Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [adj] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were not so false in the first place , I would agree with you . |
| 2 | Clearly , if the acquirer is not particularly efficient in the first place this response will simply result in more assets being controlled by an unimpressive management . |
| 3 | I also assume that there is an ellipted main verb , the past tense copula were , but this is not immediately apparent on a first reading . |
| 4 | Though not absolutely essential for a first draft version of a program , it is very important for later versions to be logically structured and easily readable so that they can be easily understood and modified by the author and others if required . |
| 5 | It cuts down a , er , er , risk which is perhaps not that high in the first place . |
| 6 | Babies are n't very nice for the first couple of years of their lives either , though it is modern to say the opposite . |