Example sentences of "not [art] [adj] time [pers pn] had " 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 | This was not the first time I had noticed the old enmity of the Norwegians for the Germans . |
4 | This was not the first time I had dabbled in adultery . |
5 | It was not the first time I had seen " my " insects . |
6 | This was not the first time I had come across the concept of ‘ Quality ’ as meant in this context . |
7 | It was not the first time he had seen such symptoms . |
8 | It was not the first time he had come home covered in blood . |
9 | 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 . |