Example sentences of "for [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] place " in BNC.
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1 | And , of course , the payment of dividend itself re-instates the 40% tax rate and defeats the tax motive for incorporating in the first place . |
2 | Finally , with ‘ Do n't walk on the wet edge , you 'll get a verruca ’ ringing in my ears , and ‘ Make sure your hair is BONE dry before you go out into the cold ’ ringing in my brain , we would lay siege to the fish-and-chip shop which was my main reason for going in the first place . |
3 | The instruments that would be needed for communicating echo pictures are no more sophisticated than the instruments that both bats and dolphins already have for echolocating in the first place . |
4 | Political considerations may have made them less inclined to return to China , but it was generally not a major reason for leaving in the first place . |
5 | Georgina was my main reason for leaving in the first place . ’ |