Example sentences of "[adj] was [adv] [art] first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was n't the first time it had got me into trouble , but I intended to make damn sure it was the last . |
| 2 | This was n't the first time the pin in the tower blew out , it used to happen one in every six mixes . |
| 3 | But this was n't the first time Perkins had been charged with drug possession in Britain . |
| 4 | And he admitted this was n't the first time his feet had come a cropper . |
| 5 | This was not the first time that George had attempted a figurative animal sculpture . |
| 6 | This was not the first time I had noticed the old enmity of the Norwegians for the Germans . |
| 7 | This was not the first time the elevator had startled her with its moods . |
| 8 | Though Jan was not initially aware of it , this was not the first time they 'd been cast together . |
| 9 | This was not the first time my employer had raised such a question ; indeed , it seems to be something which genuinely troubles him . |
| 10 | This was not the first time and , if he had survived , certainly would not have been the last . |
| 11 | This was not the first time I had dabbled in adultery . |
| 12 | For this was not the first time . |
| 13 | This was not the first time Alice had caught suggestions that Jasper liked being bound over — needed the edge it put on life . |
| 14 | This was not the first time that water had been collected in bulk , but hitherto those who indulged in the practice had generally been powerful bodies , like water or railway companies , who had acted under powers given them by legislation which at the same time made them liable for harm done by its escape . |
| 15 | This was not the first time feminists had mobilized politically around religion , both to mount a searching critique of patriarchal society and to envisage more egalitarian forms of social organization . |
| 16 | The Shah 's own eyes 's were wet , This was not the first time that his officers had seen him show such emotion . |
| 17 | This was not the first time the UDR lieutenant colonel has faced danger . |
| 18 | This was not the first time I had come across the concept of ‘ Quality ’ as meant in this context . |
| 19 | This was almost the first time the bloke had spoken to me about anything , never mind about 10,000m running , and here he was telling me how to run tactically . |
| 20 | But that was not the first time her husband 's penchant for hiding cash had nearly cost her dearly . |
| 21 | Then I should think you came up here , and that was probably the first time you realised what had happened . |
| 22 | Because that was n't the first time , when she eventually burnt the place down |