Example sentences of "want [pron] [prep] the 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 | Yeah but it 's not cos I , well I want it before the first of December . |
| 4 | I 'd been hurt — the man I thought loved me had not only jilted me and stolen my money , but admitted that he had n't wanted me in the first place . |
| 5 | You never wanted him in the first place . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I wanted him in the first place , ’ said Graham , ‘ but the management had already cast Cy Grant . |