Example sentences of "not [verb] [adj] in the first " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It never occurred to me not to do that in the first place , ’ she said . |
2 | ‘ Perhaps it 's better not to have any in the first place , ’ Merrill remarked idly , braking at a crossroads . |
3 | But although recycling and reuse are extremely important and something we can all support , the real solution to the waste problem is to try not to produce any in the first place ! |
4 | They did n't do much in the first game and we 're unbeaten away . ’ |
5 | ‘ May I ask why you did n't do that in the first place ? ’ |
6 | I could n't understand why you did n't do that in the first place . |
7 | And I would say it 's on highways with your traffic on the access and on parking , and added that to the list , I did n't say that in the first instant . |