Example sentences of "[adv] [art] first [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the first thing that strikes us as we come to the Old Testament is the tremendous emphasis on the Spirit of God as a violent , invading force . |
| 2 | Perhaps the first thing that he will tell us is whether his hon. Friend cleared that article with him in advance . |
| 3 | Perhaps the first point that needs to be made is that the relationship between use and learning differs in respect to first and second language situations . |
| 4 | So the first thing that happens is data gets er , imported into the spreadsheet here , and second thing that could happen is er , the unwanted records get deleted . |
| 5 | And very quickly talking about it amongst the staff and er the other committees it would seem that it ought to have a far broader remit than just on the racing side so the first thing that I 'd like to emphasise is that this year of youth sailing is involves all the outgoing grass roots divisions of the R Y A , that is windsurfing , racing , training and the development divisions and the regions and the clubs and the recognized teaching establishments , so it really is an all encompassing er er scheme . |
| 6 | That was only the first occasion that Chairman Khrushchev reminded Chairman Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth . |
| 7 | But when you first say you 've got this problem , they 're losing votes , the media is n't necessarily the first thing that 's going to come to your mind . |
| 8 | I tried to marry this judgment with the memory of the sturdy young woman I 'd seen joking in the glade ; who had come breezily into The Pightle telling me to water the plants and daring me to a duel of wits with Edward ; who had seemed so certain of me over against his cautious vacillation. fragile was not the first word that would have occurred to me , unless I had overlooked something vital — something which , I remembered , Bob had noted . |
| 9 | You 're not the first person that have ever thought of it though , that 's what I 'm trying to say to you |
| 10 | ‘ And it 's not the first money that Harvey has embezzled . ’ |
| 11 | It is not the first occasion that I have had to accept the disappointment of missing an international . |
| 12 | This is not the first time that such considerations have arisen for readers of his fiction . |
| 13 | This was not the first time that George had attempted a figurative animal sculpture . |
| 14 | 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 ) : |
| 15 | The fight in Birkenhead was not the first time that Mr Field had crossed swords with the Labour left . |
| 16 | It is not the first time that , for whatever reason , such a ‘ mistake ’ , if you can call it that , has been made with the best will in the world . |
| 17 | It is not the first time that NASA has had trouble with the upper stage . |
| 18 | It is not the first time that Chamonix officials have decided youth and mountains do not mix . |
| 19 | It 's not the first time that a link has been made between erupting volcanoes and the weather . |
| 20 | It was not the first time that Orton , the veteran Malawi politician , had suffered this sort of torture . |
| 21 | But it 's not the first time that a procedure 's |
| 22 | The Shah 's own eyes 's were wet , This was not the first time that his officers had seen him show such emotion . |
| 23 | Is the Home Secretary aware that his decision of 2 May put that Zairean teacher in an extremely dangerous and vulnerable position , and that it is not the first time that his Department has deported people in the face of a court decision that they should remain in this country ? |
| 24 | This is not the first time that this issue has reached the public domain , or will it be the last time that the House is asked to focus on the rights and duties of citizens in circumstances — from time to time inevitable circumstances — when the interests of one individual or one set of individuals necessarily impinge on and potentially damage the interests of others . |
| 25 | It was not the first time that Islamist sympathizers had succeeded in having action taken against a literary work — this had happened in 1959 and especially since the late 1980s . |
| 26 | It 's not the first time that Wimpey has taken the lead in Scotland . |
| 27 | It is not the first time that her family have worked at Glenpatrick as both her father and two of her aunts have also done so . |
| 28 | It was not the first time that Sir Michael had indicated his view that Mr Hussey should leave his post as chairman . |
| 29 | It was not the first time that Sir Michael had indicated his view that Mr Hussey should leave his post as chairman . |
| 30 | It is not the first Chair that Mike has made . |