Example sentences of "you [verb] [adv] [prep] the first " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Tell me how you got here in the first place . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If you believe that , why did you stay here in the first place ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't ask you to come here in the first place , and I certainly did n't ask for your help out here . |
| 4 | When you walk you wait there for the first time do n't you ? |
| 5 | obviously but I think you need clearly in the first instance to use that |
| 6 | Well , why did n't you say so in the first place ? ’ |