Example sentences of "[v-ing] [det] [noun sg] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | She picked up her bag and followed him out to his car , hating him for making her feel so gauche , and hating herself more for acting that way in the first place . |
| 2 | Say that 's population control investment in agricultural infrastructure and technology education and what 's causing this problem in the first place ? |
| 3 | What was the object , I know we discussed it at great length , but what was the object of it going that way in the first place ? |
| 4 | My final choice from last week 's ‘ Independent ’ was the example that provoked me into attempting this subject in the first place . |
| 5 | ‘ If she 's dead , ’ said Sam , ‘ she 's not going to mind much about anything , and anyway , if she went to all the trouble of making that tape in the first place , she 's obviously not bothered about leaving it lying around . |
| 6 | If the hon. Gentleman is seeking to make a charge against me , he must make that charge equally against the chief veterinary officer for raising that issue in the first place . |