Example sentences of "not [verb] in the 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 | The problem is that writing was not developed in the first place to preserve the meanings of talk or conversation . |
| 5 | There were other cases where the name of the rape survivor was not disclosed in the first press report but a few weeks later , the name would suddenly appear in front of several million readers . |
| 6 | The catastrophic and arbitrary loss of love that you had not earned in the first place . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Simple denial is when the problem is not seen in the first place , regardless of responsibility or resources . |
| 9 | Effort and application were not needed in the first instance and did not come easily when the need arose . |
| 10 | Inevitably , forecasters err on the side of optimism because it is always possible to keep whisky which remains unsold , but impossible to sell stock which was not produced in the first place . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The membership of the Commission comprised four members from each of Greece and Turkey , and three members from States that had not participated in the First World War . |
| 13 | Falconer , who made an impressive start to his Ayresome Park career , has not figured in the first team since a knee injury in the Rumbelows Cup first round against Bournemouth . |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | Those lacking this knowledge tended not to succeed in the first graduation step and usually were to be seen a year or so later in either group D or E. |
| 16 | Eugenius then tried to dissolve the Council he had not wanted in the first place . |
| 17 | Hodge : At 31 and not playing in the first team . |
| 18 | Field changes are not allowed in the first term of Stage I but may be sought on the appropriate M101 form thereafter ( Figure 4.6 ) . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | When desires disrupt co-operation their spontaneity is evident , when they support it nothing proves that they were not instilled in the first place by moral training . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | If you want a half-hearted approach I may as well not start in the first place . ’ |
| 23 | Does it not say in the first Sura of the Yasa that the Kha-Khan is above all the servant of his people ? ’ |