Example sentences of "[be] [adv] the first [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not the first time such suggestions have been made . |
| 2 | It is not the first time Irish players have had to endure bitter disappointment . |
| 3 | A spokesperson for the workers said the dust was so thick in the air it could be seen : ‘ This is not the first time this had occurred . |
| 4 | But a mental health charity says it 's not the first time such an incident has occurred . |
| 5 | It 's not the first time this has happened : he 's gone with prostitutes before . |
| 6 | And it 's not the first time this has happened . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ It was also the first time that steam , which is the lifeblood of THORP was introduced into the highly active area . ’ |
| 9 | For it was n't the first time this had happened , by no means . |