Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [prep] 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 | 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 ? ’ |