Example sentences of "for [pron] [prep] the first place " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The money we lifted was hardly intended for them in the first place , was it ? ’ |
| 2 | It is very difficult to find a reason for that early forebear making a ‘ god ’ for himself in the first place , if it were not a result of the pressures of dependence originating from mammalian childhood . |
| 3 | Word processors are more like DTP packages , and spreadsheets do just about everything bar make the money for you in the first place . |
| 4 | I was running the wrong race ; I should never have been entered for it in the first place . |
| 5 | But he paid dearly for it in the first place did n't he ? |