Example sentences of "and [pron] be not the first " in BNC.
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1 | Early maternal deprivation had clearly left him with a hankering for mother figures in his life and I was n't the first . |
2 | ‘ And she 's not the first one in our family , ’ sighs Goldie , flushing a becoming pastel pink . |
3 | Its a stranger 's car … but all three children happily get into it … and they 're not the first many of the 750 youngsters … who 've attended Aylesbury Police 's emergency training session … have been tricked by Police officers posing as strangers … |
4 | And it 's not the first time by any means . |
5 | And it 's not the first time this has happened . |
6 | ‘ And it 's not the first money that Harvey has embezzled . ’ |
7 | I heard you trying to persuade and then threaten this young lady to get her into your car , and it 's not the first time I 've witnessed such a thing . |
8 | Well , first of all , I 've heard that — it 's not the first time he 's been arrested , and it 's not the first time de-programmers have been arrested . |
9 | And it is n't the first time I 've said that , is it ? |
10 | 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 . |
11 | And it is not the first time she has been successful . |
12 | Whilst the venue on this occasion was central and it was not the first time the A.G.M. had been held on a Friday evening , the Committee appreciates that perhaps the idea of holding the Meeting on the evening before the Dinner Dance to enable those travelling to London to attend both events was not a good one . |
13 | Something hit me across the face and it was n't the first kiss of springtime . |