Example sentences of "to [prep] the [adj] place " in BNC.
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| 1 | But how do you know who to talk to in the first place ? |
| 2 | And erm I ca I came to in the first place because it was the best teaching hospital in the Midlands at that time . |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't steal anything from you , and what you lost , you had no right to in the first place . ’ |
| 4 | you 're not too sure what he wants , he 's agreed to see you next week , he does n't know why he 's seeing you but you go back and you present , so try and overcome rejection but the thing was he wants to in the first place . |
| 5 | Before we talk about the er er getting to the purpose of our meeting , erm , how long were you , how did you come to in the first place ? |
| 6 | erm is not talking to in the first place |