Example sentences of "not [verb] [adj] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rikki Fulton also admitted he had not seen much of the first two series . |
| 2 | ‘ If a woman did not become pregnant after the first transfer attempt , any frozen embryos could be thawed and transferred in a subsequent menstrual cycle , ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ It never occurred to me not to do that in the first place , ’ she said . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps it 's better not to have any in the first place , ’ Merrill remarked idly , braking at a crossroads . |
| 5 | 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 ! |