Example sentences of "not [be] the first time [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will not be the first time it has been tried , and the observations of one former planning official are worth quoting at length : |
| 2 | ‘ Would n't be the first time your husband 's come back when you did n't expect him , would it ? ’ |
| 3 | probably wo n't be the first time you have to edit it either . |
| 4 | ‘ It wo n't be the first time I 've had to come to your rescue and haul your ass out of trouble . ’ |
| 5 | It wo n't be the first time he 's spent a night on the tiles ! ’ |
| 6 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |