If he's worried about that," the coach said, "he doesn't belong out there in the first place.
The land belongs in the first place to some corporation or other.
Or belong to the Club in the first place, Heikki thought.
I mean, the Orb belonged to us in the first place after all.
It never belonged here in the first place, as you boys well know.
I decided to take it also because it didn't belong in the place where she'd died.
I'll tell you something, I can't stand being around stupid people, and half the people at this university don't belong here in the first place.
They never belonged in the Big East in the first place.
The primary source of debate was whether the cannon ever belonged to Rutgers in the first place.
Its purpose was to get people out of institutions - many of whom didn't belong there in the first place.