Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that she could n't handle him , but it was so much better if the situation did not arise in the first place . |
| 2 | Those ‘ events ’ of primitive evolution which did not qualify as ‘ good ’ should not be termed ‘ bad ’ , but simply ‘ not good ’ , because ‘ bad ’ implies the existence of ‘ evil ’ , and this did not exist during the first two of the three periods into which this book assumes universal existence to be divided . |
| 3 | Payment has never been demanded and it is possible that the provisions are not necessary because the liabilities they cover did not exist in the first place . |
| 4 | As with externalities , we can not expect markets to allocate resources efficiently if the markets do not exist in the first place . |
| 5 | OUR flower gardens are full of blossom at the moment , carried on plants that will not survive beyond the first few frosts of autumn . |
| 6 | So I must not jump at the first chance . |
| 7 | This means the voter marks his second preference on the ballot paper ; and , if his first choice candidate does not finish in the first two , his vote is transferred to one of those who is still in with a chance . |
| 8 | However , X does not appear in the first place as a response to some specific stimulus ( as in the case of a reflex ) , but more or less spontaneously . |
| 9 | Energy saving does not date from the first oil crisis . |
| 10 | She could almost see him searching for another string of quips if Jessica would not thaw to the first attempt . |
| 11 | ( Lewis , 1973 , p. 33 ; Stalnaker , 1975 , p. 173 ) It is said that this proves the failure of transitivity — the three statements are Unexceptionable and the third does not follow from the first two . |
| 12 | MB 's is wearing clothes that do not fit in the first example eg. This time he refers to the good opinions that people have of him as new clothes and killing the king would be like throwing away hardly worn clothes . |
| 13 | The interface does not terminate on the first error but carries out all checks . |
| 14 | Although the royalty may apply to any ‘ resale ’ , it is anticipated that it would not apply to the first sale by a gallery of a contemporary artist . |
| 15 | The hon. Member for Livingston ( Mr. Cook ) associated himself with the sentence : ’ I 'll be surprised if budget holding does not collapse in the first year . ’ |
| 16 | For most months I have included titles that I think are worth ‘ having a go ’ with , although they may not figure in the first rank . |
| 17 | There 's a further point that the effects of the policy may not strike in the first generation anyway , it may be long-term before er equalization of property has the effect and other things so these people might , might vote in their own class interest against the interest of future generations . |
| 18 | La Carlotta did not sing for the first hour . |
| 19 | If you want a half-hearted approach I may as well not start in the first place . ’ |
| 20 | Preliminary studies showed that , with this method of delivery , the radiolabel did not disperse beyond the first 5 cm of the ileal segment . |
| 21 | Infusion of the liquid bolus at a slow rate ensured that the isotope did not disperse beyond the first ileal segment ; the present results confirmed the effect of a cholinergic agonist and antagonist on transit in the ICJ and colon , suggesting that the model is valid . |
| 22 | The process of expansion which the press went through in the late 19th century did not continue beyond the First World War . |
| 23 | Does it not say in the first Sura of the Yasa that the Kha-Khan is above all the servant of his people ? ’ |
| 24 | For example , supposing you erm , this , this , this was used principally in child analysis , which did n't exist before the First World War , it was developed afterwards . |
| 25 | but when I spoke about safety and getting the money back from the safety training that they now want that they did n't want in the first place you said , no , we should do that |
| 26 | Yeah I remember the Bow but I did n't know about the first bit . |
| 27 | case of a shop assistant and you do n't know their name , do n't , write do n't know on the first line of shop assistant under occupation , only include people who speak to you |
| 28 | He 's not gon na get anything because it did n't finish in the first three but it was two hundred to one each way , he had two pound each way on it |
| 29 | Yeah , I did n't smoke for the first six months and then I finished work and I was at home |
| 30 | Trees grown on MM111 rootstock will reach a robust 18–20ft in height , but wo n't crop for the first six years . |