Example sentences of "not [prep] [art] first [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Not for the first time Delaney looked into the eyes that were deep , infathomable pools of green , and at the copper-coloured hair falling around the high smooth cheek bones ; at the small upturned nose and a mouth just large enough to hint at the animal sensuality lying dormant beneath the surface . |
2 | Not for the first time Annabel Croft is responsible . |
3 | Again his gaze was intent , and not for the first time Robbie cursed the need for evasion , the maintenance of her fiction concerning Hugh . |
4 | Fen suggested , and not for the first time Robbie wished she could clear up this misapprehension . |
5 | Not for the first time Selvey painted the best picture . |
6 | Not for the first time Charles reflected that growing up is a myth ; getting older is just an intenser form of childhood . |
7 | Not for the first time Salisbury found it was easy to attract a large audience for a free show . |
8 | Not for the first time Rostov wondered why he had been selected for this particular mission . |
9 | Not for the first time Matey noted that his first thought was of his maid . |
10 | Not from the first world war ! |
11 | With all due respect to my fellow countrymen , German prisoners of war have not been noted for escaping from England , not since the First World War . ’ |