Example sentences of "was [adj] [prep] the first place " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much more important is whether the bid was sensible in the first place . |
| 2 | All I can think is , I was wrong in the first place . |
| 3 | I was wrong in the first place . |
| 4 | I was wrong in the first place . ’ |
| 5 | Look here — you 've done wrong twice over : what you said was wrong in the first place ; but then you failed to carry out your promise ! |
| 6 | It was embarrassing in the first place . |
| 7 | His voice breaking with emotion , the 54-year-old Australian businessman said outside prison near Perth : ‘ I was innocent in the first place . |
| 8 | A change in circumstances that could not have been predicted exactly does not mean that planning was incorrect in the first place . |
| 9 | Following this there may be discomfort on urination , and a vicious circle is started in which memory of previous discomfort combines with apprehension at the possibility of its recurring and perpetuates the nervousness or fear that was responsible in the first place . |
| 10 | then it would now be illegal with the addition of larger tyres ( assuming , of course , that the speedo was accurate in the first place ) . |
| 11 | If this is the case ( and it can be tried with dropping several requirements each in turn ) then the requirement should be examined to see if was essential in the first place . |
| 12 | They thought we misused the system when actually it was expensive in the first place and faulty , " said a middle-aged woman who lives on the estate . |