Example sentences of "[adv] [art] first time [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's not the first time a child has been attacked by an alsatian — even a crossbreed like this can be savage , ’ said Lee 's father John , 37 . |
| 2 | It 's not the first time a lifeboat has been based in the bay . |
| 3 | His mother says it 's not the first time a window has fallen out of a school coach , and she 's calling for action to make the buses safe . |
| 4 | It was not the first time the 48-year-old comedian and doctor had pooped the party . |
| 5 | This was not the first time the elevator had startled her with its moods . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Come on guys , get responsible : this is not the first time the strong smell of bullshit has wafted through the air . |
| 8 | It is not the first time the 49-year-old premier 's health has been threatened by his demanding schedule . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The spokesman also admitted that it 's not the first time the ladies have been hauled over the coals for selling fags . |
| 11 | Whilst the venue on this occasion was central and it was not the first time the A.G.M. had been held on a Friday evening , the Committee appreciates that perhaps the idea of holding the Meeting on the evening before the Dinner Dance to enable those travelling to London to attend both events was not a good one . |
| 12 | This was not the first time the UDR lieutenant colonel has faced danger . |
| 13 | It is not the first time the council has been at the centre of a disagreement over charges for collection of waste . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It was possibly the first time the BBC had had to take other equipment out of service because someone ( Voigt ) complained of its bad performance , which had shown up on this speaker . |
| 16 | It marked the dedication of a new city church … but it was also the first time a Roman Catholic cardinal had preached before the Monarch since the time of Henry The Eighth . |
| 17 | ‘ This is probably the first time a lot of these artists have exhibited their work and it made our job even harder having to eliminate pieces to decide on the final winners . |
| 18 | This was n't the first time the pin in the tower blew out , it used to happen one in every six mixes . |
| 19 | This was almost the first time the bloke had spoken to me about anything , never mind about 10,000m running , and here he was telling me how to run tactically . |