Example sentences of "[not/n't] be the first [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such advertisements cost money , and it will not be the first thought of a local authority , which has many staff and functions outside the SSD , to pay for similar campaigns . |
| 2 | In general , then , ostensive definition relies upon the previous existence of conceptual knowledge , and can not be the first source of such knowledge . |
| 3 | A Family Division lawyer remarked last night : ‘ The Duke of York would not be the first husband to be enraged by a photograph of a man lying on top of his wife . |
| 4 | It is perfectly clear that , while the defence of this country is the first priority of the present Government , it might not be the first priority of the Opposition if they were to make the defence cuts to which they have committed themselves . |
| 5 | It may not be the first thing at the top of our minds when we 're , when we 're checking the thing but I think it ought to be checked for that . |