Example sentences of "[vb infin] it in [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Staff wishing to avail themselves of this flexitime arrangement should discuss it in the first instance with their line manager . |
| 2 | No definition is spot on really , you can always find difficulties with it but they do sort of discuss it in the first paragraph . |
| 3 | Why do it now , why did n't she do it in the first place . |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | Do n't overdo it in the first few days . |
| 6 | 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 ? |
| 7 | The Church no doubt helped to speed up the decline of slavery ; it did not cause it in the first place . |
| 8 | he 's saying he did n't say it in the first place . |
| 9 | 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 ? |