Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] in [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who knows what the exact situation will be and what problems will arise as those changes are forced upon the Scottish people who did not want them in the first place ? |
| 2 | David does n't want them in the first place and he wo n't argue , I 've discussed it with Robin he wo n't argue , erm Richard who 's the only one that could really be regarded as a loser dare n't argue 'cos it 's his report that recommends we they come back to us , and John wo n't understand the item so I think we 're alright there . |
| 3 | We all like ‘ to do right ’ by our horses and this often involves the over-feeding of supplements , either because the horse does n't need them in the first place or because we tend to think ‘ a little bit extra will do him even more good ’ . |
| 4 | They get bored easily , so if you ca n't excite them in the first 30 seconds of your record , you are probably in the wrong business . |
| 5 | Staff wishing to avail themselves of this flexitime arrangement should discuss it in the first instance with their line manager . |
| 6 | No definition is spot on really , you can always find difficulties with it but they do sort of discuss it in the first paragraph . |
| 7 | Why do it now , why did n't she do it in the first place . |
| 8 | now lets hear three cheers for Gloucester rugby club … on Saturday they won at London Irish in the league … a victory that could help keep them in the first division |
| 9 | If a Region would like a special overseas visitor not catered for in the Grid system , they can contact me in the first place . |
| 10 | The turnover may have to be greatly reduced in this situation until the young fish are large enough to withstand the water flow , so why employ it in the first place ? |
| 11 | Do n't overdo it in the first few days . |
| 12 | Why , one wonders , did they fire him in the first place ? |
| 13 | They might be , predictably , so unpopular that Parliament would not pass them in the first place . |
| 14 | So it er could pay you in the first year of business to incur any capital that you could afford , because you can either get it against your first year 's profits , or by not using the capital allowances , it 's available for subsequent years ' profit . |
| 15 | I 'm damned if I know why I did n't tell you in the first place , back when all this started happening . |
| 16 | I was the one who mucked up his texts worse than any of the others , that 's what made him notice me in the first place . ’ |
| 17 | Well , that 's always supposing you can get him in the first place , because the number of people who have actually seen him , you can count on one hand . ’ |
| 18 | Well , er , it 's all according to whether they can afford it in the first instance , secondly , is it gon na be across the board ? |
| 19 | He would instruct them in the first instance to threaten to seize the man 's belongings to the value of the money owed . |
| 20 | ‘ And , if you thought I might be , why did you hire me in the first place ? ’ |
| 21 | Sir Anthony said on the BBC 's World at One : ‘ I almost certainly will challenge her in the first round if no one else comes forward . |
| 22 | The Church no doubt helped to speed up the decline of slavery ; it did not cause it in the first place . |
| 23 | he 's saying he did n't say it in the first place . |
| 24 | If you say , as sometimes judges in Court cases do , sometimes child abusers do , oh she led me on , she was eager and willing , oh she erm , well judges do n't actually say it in the first person , do they , usually ? |