Example sentences of "not [adj] [prep] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although not profitable in the first year of acquisition , BMK with its complementary customer base and very different range of production equipment , will greatly strengthen us in the longer term . |
| 2 | but I think one one might still see this in terms of , of Mao 's ideas on excesses that , that clearly the situation was not right in the first half of , of nineteen forty seven . |
| 3 | Although what is and is not acceptable in the First Church of Christ the Spiritualist changes from minute to minute . |
| 4 | Whether they are filtered or not , expanding dictionary definitions may provide a way of accessing semantic relations that are not accessible at the first level . |
| 5 | Housing benefit is not payable for the first £16.25 of rent outside London or £23.45 of rent within London for any student . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm expecting him to report and , with five matches in the next four weeks , any player who is not fit for the first game will not necessarily miss the rest of them , ’ said Taylor . |
| 7 | Quakers were not disgraced in the first derby match of Third Division standing played at the Victoria Ground . |
| 8 | The omens for the new state were not encouraging in the first months of its existence . |
| 9 | It is not available in the first year of the policy and in the second year only £250 — about two hours ' worth for a top London matrimonial lawyer -will be met for each party . |
| 10 | John was a substantial magnate but , in terms of land held in hereditary right , not one of the first rank . |
| 11 | Not bad for the first day , she thought with a sense of satisfaction as she washed her hands and tucked in a few strands of escaping hair . |
| 12 | Lillywhite , the Banana professional team rider from Walton-on-Thames , said : ‘ I was n't worried about the first break . |
| 13 | Which is is n't surprising in the first year . |