Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that she could n't handle him , but it was so much better if the situation did not arise in the first place . |
| 2 | Payment has never been demanded and it is possible that the provisions are not necessary because the liabilities they cover did not exist in the first place . |
| 3 | As with externalities , we can not expect markets to allocate resources efficiently if the markets do not exist in the first place . |
| 4 | So I must not jump at the first chance . |
| 5 | However , X does not appear in the first place as a response to some specific stimulus ( as in the case of a reflex ) , but more or less spontaneously . |
| 6 | Energy saving does not date from the first oil crisis . |
| 7 | She could almost see him searching for another string of quips if Jessica would not thaw to the first attempt . |
| 8 | MB 's is wearing clothes that do not fit in the first example eg. This time he refers to the good opinions that people have of him as new clothes and killing the king would be like throwing away hardly worn clothes . |
| 9 | The interface does not terminate on the first error but carries out all checks . |
| 10 | Although the royalty may apply to any ‘ resale ’ , it is anticipated that it would not apply to the first sale by a gallery of a contemporary artist . |
| 11 | The hon. Member for Livingston ( Mr. Cook ) associated himself with the sentence : ’ I 'll be surprised if budget holding does not collapse in the first year . ’ |
| 12 | For most months I have included titles that I think are worth ‘ having a go ’ with , although they may not figure in the first rank . |
| 13 | There 's a further point that the effects of the policy may not strike in the first generation anyway , it may be long-term before er equalization of property has the effect and other things so these people might , might vote in their own class interest against the interest of future generations . |
| 14 | La Carlotta did not sing for the first hour . |
| 15 | If you want a half-hearted approach I may as well not start in the first place . ’ |
| 16 | The process of expansion which the press went through in the late 19th century did not continue beyond the First World War . |
| 17 | Does it not say in the first Sura of the Yasa that the Kha-Khan is above all the servant of his people ? ’ |
| 18 | For example , supposing you erm , this , this , this was used principally in child analysis , which did n't exist before the First World War , it was developed afterwards . |
| 19 | but when I spoke about safety and getting the money back from the safety training that they now want that they did n't want in the first place you said , no , we should do that |
| 20 | Yeah I remember the Bow but I did n't know about the first bit . |
| 21 | case of a shop assistant and you do n't know their name , do n't , write do n't know on the first line of shop assistant under occupation , only include people who speak to you |
| 22 | I did n't sleep for the first week in prison , I could n't get used to the noise . |
| 23 | Of course , if he looks dodgy then do n't stop in the first place ; just say that you do n't carry a watch . |
| 24 | ‘ We did n't compete in the first half and if we miss tackles like that we 're not going to beat anybody . |
| 25 | In the main , I would n't disagree with the first point . |
| 26 | The pleasure smoking brings is simply the satisfaction of a craving that , if one did n't smoke , one would n't have in the first place . |
| 27 | And yet the staff , if they did n't leave after the first month , stayed for ever . |
| 28 | so er erm and do n't forget in the first year all you 've got to do is pass |
| 29 | A true visionary would n't crumple at the first sign of opposition , would take all this in her stride . |
| 30 | ‘ Maybe you do n't kiss on a first fight , huh ? ’ |