Example sentences of "not [art] [adj] time [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So that when they get to university , it 's not the first time away from home , it 's not the first time they 've got their money and so on . |
| 2 | This is not the first time we have spun coins ! |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But I thought also — this is not the first time I have fled for my life with this man , who is brave if he is also stupid . |
| 5 | ‘ No , but it is not the first time I have been in such a situation . |
| 6 | No , well certainly not the first time I play , it , I approach it when he thinks I 've finished , but it 's nowhere near , I mean |
| 7 | ‘ It 's not the first time you 've put your life at risk for the sake of a challenge and I 'm sure it wo n't be the last time either . ’ |
| 8 | " But this is not the first time you have been unwell , is it ? " |
| 9 | This is not the first time you have ventured comments without the necessity to drag them from you . ’ |
| 10 | ’ This is not the first time you have done this without thinking it necessary to warn us , other than by your late arrival . ’ |
| 11 | Residents say this is n't the first time they 've had problems with drivers . |
| 12 | This is n't the first time you 've endured this morning-after feeling , is it ? |
| 13 | 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 ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 15 | And let me tell you , this is n't the first time I 've thought of it , either . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , although this is n't the first time I 've been here . |
| 17 | And it is n't the first time I 've said that , is it ? |
| 18 | Magill was n't the first time I 've given my Little All for my job , but that ca n't mean I can only get it right when … |