Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [not/n't] the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Willem ‘ Wimpie ’ de Klerk , the President 's brother , was a member of the team , it is not the first time he has met Mr Mbeki . |
| 2 | It is not the first time that , for whatever reason , such a ‘ mistake ’ , if you can call it that , has been made with the best will in the world . |
| 3 | It is not the first time that NASA has had trouble with the upper stage . |
| 4 | IT IS NOT THE FIRST time the American cinema has dealt with the assassination of President John Kennedy but the research involved in , and the detail of JFK ( 15 , Empire ) , make it extraordinary — as do the direction and the playing of a cast led by Kevin Costner . |
| 5 | It is not the first time the 49-year-old premier 's health has been threatened by his demanding schedule . |
| 6 | It is not the first time Robins has been angry at deals negotiated by his predecessor . |
| 7 | It is not the first time that Chamonix officials have decided youth and mountains do not mix . |
| 8 | ‘ No , but it is not the first time I have been in such a situation . |
| 9 | It is not the first time he has taken his countrymen and women to task for what he considers their cultural failings . |
| 10 | Is the Home Secretary aware that his decision of 2 May put that Zairean teacher in an extremely dangerous and vulnerable position , and that it is not the first time that his Department has deported people in the face of a court decision that they should remain in this country ? |
| 11 | It is not the first time that her family have worked at Glenpatrick as both her father and two of her aunts have also done so . |
| 12 | ‘ He met his cousin last night , and they drank too much wine , but do not worry — it is not the first time he spends the night like this . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It is not the first time , and it wo n't be the last , ’ he laughed . |
| 14 | It is not the first time Irish players have had to endure bitter disappointment . |
| 15 | It is not the first time the council has been at the centre of a disagreement over charges for collection of waste . |
| 16 | And it is not the first time she has been successful . |
| 17 | It is not the first time the British have found themselves in the path of an offensive , it is the first time they 've evacuated , in such numbers and with such urgency . |
| 18 | And it is n't the first time I 've said that , is it ? |
| 19 | Probably you 'd already gathered that it is n't the first time he 's played similar tricks , and that he 's a law to himself , and comes and goes as he pleases . |
| 20 | It is n't the first time you 've implied that I know something about what 's going on , so how about explaining it to me ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ It is n't the first time you 've been there , so I did n't imagine that there 'd be a problem about going there tonight . ’ |
| 22 | This is n't the first time that we 've had a fire in the school and it is n't the first time that we 've solved the problem quickly , and we 'll have more again . |