Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But why did n't the first guest get the poisoned beef ? ’ |
| 2 | I had not the first notion of mechanics , but you with your capable hands worked on the machine until , after running with it , pushing it along , we were able to make the engine tick over again . |
| 3 | In the darkness , under cover of which they had been kissing cuddling so much ( with his hand inside her blouse ) that she had not the first idea what the film was about , he took her hand and guided it down to his lap . |
| 4 | Of course Joy had n't the first idea what it was . |
| 5 | I had n't the first idea what she meant . |
| 6 | I know how to make it do all kinds of things — including a few that are not in the manufacturer 's manual — but I have not the first idea as to how it actually works . |
| 7 | I can assure Graham he will be the loneliest man in football , reviled by people who have n't the first clue about the game , but who will go right along with the bloodsuckers willing him to fail . |
| 8 | Many of the young people today have n't the first idea of what 's going on . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I have n't the first idea , ’ he said in deliberate clipped tones . |