Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] in the first instance " 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 | We had it organised so that when people contacted us in the first instance , we gave them a menu of mods that we would do , depending on what the customer wanted . |
| 3 | There is a North Region branch of the British Agency for Adoption and Fostering in your area , and I suggest you contact them in the first instance . |
| 4 | The main thesis of the existentialist approach is that in order to elucidate the full significance of ontological claims conveyed by existential propositions we ought to begin by focusing attention upon the one for whom the " problem of existence " presents itself in the first instance as a problem of his own existence . |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | He would instruct them in the first instance to threaten to seize the man 's belongings to the value of the money owed . |
| 7 | If you have any complaints , please address them in the first instance to the Warden/Manager who is authorised to deal with them . |