Example sentences of "he [be] not the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is not the first Cabinet minister from Shotts . |
| 2 | He is n't the first man to leave his wife and , though I understand your instinct to protect your sister , surely she could and should fight her own battles ? ’ |
| 3 | He 's not the first gentleman to turn to crime to pay off his debts , but I suspect that had we brought him before a court he would have been declared insane . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ He 's not the first striker to go a few games without scoring , ’ Alex Smith , the Aberdeen manager , said . |
| 5 | Jamie knew that wherever he was in the wild world , far from his home , he was not the first Scotsman to hammer at the gate . |
| 6 | Blake suspected that he was not the first person who had asked himself that question or had come to the same irrational conclusion . |