Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [verb] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Donovan 's mere financial gain will probably make little difference to him and it is debatable whether his name ‘ has been cleared once and for all ’ as it did not need clearing in the first place . |
| 2 | Either the individual can not get to sleep in the first place or he wakes frequently during the night . |
| 3 | If the child does n't want to go for the first test or even the second test , it is their right . ’ |
| 4 | I do n't want to jump into the first movie that 's offered to me . |
| 5 | Is it a new editorial policy that New Scientist will investigate the number and source of replies to advertisements within its pages and then print snide remarks about why the unsuccessful applicants should n't have applied in the first place ? |
| 6 | ‘ When you have a child to consider you do n't go rushing into the first relationship that comes along . |
| 7 | I would n't go shopping for the first few weeks . |