Example sentences of "not the first time [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not the first time that Vitelli has insisted to Clara that his sexual desire for her is conjoined with an equally strong desire to kill/ fuck her father ( and , now , her brother ) : |
| 2 | This was not the first time that George had attempted a figurative animal sculpture . |
| 3 | It was not the first time that Sir Michael had indicated his view that Mr Hussey should leave his post as chairman . |
| 4 | It was not the first time that Sir Michael had indicated his view that Mr Hussey should leave his post as chairman . |
| 5 | It is not the first time that NASA has had trouble with the upper stage . |
| 6 | It 's not the first time that Wimpey has taken the lead in Scotland . |
| 7 | The fight in Birkenhead was not the first time that Mr Field had crossed swords with the Labour left . |
| 8 | It was not the first time that Orton , the veteran Malawi politician , had suffered this sort of torture . |