Example sentences of "is [not/n't] the [adj] time the " in BNC.
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| 1 | IT IS NOT THE FIRST time the American cinema has dealt with the assassination of President John Kennedy but the research involved in , and the detail of JFK ( 15 , Empire ) , make it extraordinary — as do the direction and the playing of a cast led by Kevin Costner . |
| 2 | Come on guys , get responsible : this is not the first time the strong smell of bullshit has wafted through the air . |
| 3 | It is not the first time the 49-year-old premier 's health has been threatened by his demanding schedule . |
| 4 | This is not the first time the issue of control has come up in this column but because yours is a sign that tends to resist going with the flow , all too often you meet people and circumstances that appear to block your path . |
| 5 | It is not the first time the council has been at the centre of a disagreement over charges for collection of waste . |
| 6 | It is not the first time the British have found themselves in the path of an offensive , it is the first time they 've evacuated , in such numbers and with such urgency . |