Example sentences of "taken [adv prt] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Rumour had it that Sir Hector 's influence was the only reason George had been taken on in the first place . |
2 | They should never have been taken on in the first place , any bet , that our , our problem should never have been taken on in the first place . |
3 | They should never have been taken on in the first place , any bet , that our , our problem should never have been taken on in the first place . |
4 | The general effect is taken over in the first red-figure ( fig. 87 ) ; but the black line which replaces incision is drawn with a brush , so by nature more malleable and fluid . |
5 | And when the offices of the Chief Justices of the Forest were finally abolished by statute in 1817 , their powers and duties also were taken over by the First Commissioner . |
6 | With a large entry angle a large proportion of the 4 minutes is taken up in the first turn overhead . |
7 | Under hypnosis she was taken back to the first day of her stay in hospital — the day before the operation itself . |