Example sentences of "[prep] the first place [conj] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He did n't , he did n't wan na go out you , you in the first place and he just did n't bother to tell , tell anybody |
| 3 | She was just cursing herself for not having had the courage to go straight over to him in the first place when he appeared again , a little further down . |
| 4 | Either the individual can not get to sleep in the first place or he wakes frequently during the night . |
| 5 | He would n't have got out in the first place if he had n't been , and when he calls up he sounds sharp . |
| 6 | But Forest , who only let Walker go in the first place because he had a release clause in his contract , will also be in the hunt . |