Example sentences of "would n't be the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And he would n't be the first man to become deeply jealous when he sees another man apparently usurping his role as a father . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Would n't be the first time your husband 's come back when you did n't expect him , would it ? ’ |
| 3 | It would n't be the first time . |
| 4 | There were questions he still needed to ask and it would n't be the first time that he had taken advantage of tiredness or grief . |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | It would n't be the first time Littlewoods had copied a successful high street idea . |
| 7 | It would n't be the first time . |
| 8 | It would n't be the first time that a man had lovingly supported a woman through crisis only to discover that when she was strong again his own need was to confine her in a dependent role . |
| 9 | It would n't be the first time that a man has been seduced by female beauty and been left the poorer for his pleasure , nor the first time Lotta has attempted by stealth to deprive me of something which I value . ’ |
| 10 | It would n't be the first time , but I did n't say it . |