Example sentences of "not for the first [noun] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not for the first time he reflected on the power of grief . |
| 2 | Not for the first time he wished he believed in something as much as Gurder did so he could complain to it about his life . |
| 3 | Not for the first time he thought how monotonous it was , this unerring selection of inappropriate objects of desire . |
| 4 | Not for the first time he concluded that the Empire was inclined too quickly to dismiss mutant and alien societies and to confuse technological advancement with civilisation . |
| 5 | Not for the first time he wondered why it should affect him like that , when he himself was fond of Chuck and admired him , too . |