Example sentences of "have [pron] [verb] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either you have lost the letter or you did n't have it to lose in the first place , in which case the king never gave it to you , i which case he gave it to me , in which case I would have put it into my inside top pocket in which case ( Calmly producing the letter ) … it will be … here . |
| 2 | As a rule of thumb , moving a nearly new greenhouse will only cost about the same as it would to have it erected in the first place . |
| 3 | Archbishop Egbert of Trier had himself represented on the first page of a book of liturgical gospel readings and in a psalter as if he were a Christ-like emperor seated in majesty . |
| 4 | On finishing it , had she realized for the first time that he meant to kill her ? |
| 5 | They had one shot in the first half and that was seen off by Paul Reece . |
| 6 | Had they succeeded for the first time in outstripping the rumours of their coming ? |
| 7 | Had they died for the first crime those thirty- ? ? ? ? people would still be alive today . |
| 8 | Had they died for the first crime those thirty- ? ? ? ? people would still be alive today . |