Example sentences of "not the first time [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not the first time they had been told this . |
| 2 | It was not the first time they had played this mischievous game with each other , on stage . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Though Jan was not initially aware of it , this was not the first time they 'd been cast together . |
| 5 | This is not the first time we have spun coins ! |
| 6 | ‘ It 's not the first time it 's happened this season , either . |
| 7 | It 's not the first time it 's happened here . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | This was not the first time I had noticed the old enmity of the Norwegians for the Germans . |
| 10 | This was not the first time I had dabbled in adultery . |
| 11 | It was not the first time I had seen " my " insects . |
| 12 | This was not the first time I had come across the concept of ‘ Quality ’ as meant in this context . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ No , but it is not the first time I have been in such a situation . |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 17 | " But this is not the first time you have been unwell , is it ? " |
| 18 | This is not the first time you have ventured comments without the necessity to drag them from you . ’ |
| 19 | ’ This is not the first time you have done this without thinking it necessary to warn us , other than by your late arrival . ’ |
| 20 | And it is not the first time she has been successful . |
| 21 | ‘ He met his cousin last night , and they drank too much wine , but do not worry — it is not the first time he spends the night like this . ’ |
| 22 | Cleo concluded it was probably not the first time he 'd had to deal with a situation like this . |
| 23 | It was not the first time he had seen such symptoms . |
| 24 | It was not the first time he had come home covered in blood . |
| 25 | It was not the first time he had been the recipient of an undiplomatic reference to the absence of colonial genes in Alexei 's physique , manner and appearance . |
| 26 | It 's not the first time he 's gone off by himself . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Although Willem ‘ Wimpie ’ de Klerk , the President 's brother , was a member of the team , it is not the first time he has met Mr Mbeki . |
| 29 | ‘ Yes , the pressure on me has increased since Stuart decided to come back on the England scene , but this is not the first time he has squeezed the position and I accept that challenge from a top-class player . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Yes , the pressure on me has increased since Stuart decided to come back on the England scene but this is not the first time he has squeezed the position and I accept that challenge from a top-class player . ’ |