Example sentences of "be [not/n't] [verb] [prep] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the litigant was not assisted at first instance , or before one of the appellate tribunals , a full application for a legal aid certificate must be made . |
| 2 | It was not love at first sight , but between the speaker and this member of his audience there developed a rapport that was fascination on her side and intense curiosity on his . |
| 3 | But it was n't love at first sight … |
| 4 | It was n't love at first sight when I met Michael [ Williams ] — it was good friends at first sight , though , for nine years . |
| 5 | It was n't love at first sight for Monica . |