Example sentences of "the [noun] [to-vb] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I think if you 've got the creativity to write in the first place , you just need to change , not so much the instrument , but maybe change the tuning or the pitch . |
| 2 | Do not allow the horse to wander into the first fence . |
| 3 | Ultimately the test to be applied is that of the magistrates , and they may also take into account such factors as the likelihood that disorder might ensue as a result of what the defendants were doing , and the reasons prompting the constable to intervene in the first place . |
| 4 | She feels that the experience of being a childminder helped her to get the job and certainly gave her the confidence to apply in the first place . |
| 5 | First , it failed to take account of the fact that British industry at the time was undergoing traumatic upheavals and that the impact of this upon firms had to be recognized if the need to decentralize in the first place was to be understood . |
| 6 | ELDERLY council tenants living in easily-accessible housing will gain the right to buy for the first time , under a government amendment to be tabled in the House of Lords on Monday . |
| 7 | Even Tan 's timing of the mysterious opening arpeggio gives warming of the drama to come in the first movement . |
| 8 | The Southampton striker was expected to reject the chance to stay with the First Division strugglers . |
| 9 | Kelly Wagland plays in the centre after injury while Greg Forster and David Minter have the chance to operate as the first string half back pairing . |
| 10 | The man who inspired many of the staff to come in the first place was Seymour Papert . |
| 11 | Financial difficulties caused by the fall in the oil price in the late 1980s and by the increasing budget deficit forced the government to turn for the first time to the international financial markets . |
| 12 | But the report says : ‘ The museum must be attractive enough to persuade customers to make the effort to visit for the first time . |
| 13 | It falls to the groom to reply to the first speech on behalf of himself and his bride . |
| 14 | Other problems , such as academic ability or entry requirements , became secondary if the adult can not afford to do the course or find the time to study in the first place . |