Example sentences of "[pers pn] be n't the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Early maternal deprivation had clearly left him with a hankering for mother figures in his life and I was n't the first . |
| 2 | ‘ I felt betrayed , ’ said Quinn , ‘ when I discovered I was n't the first man . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , you are n't the first . |
| 4 | " You must have known that you were n't the first . |
| 5 | And no doubt she was n't the first woman to realise that . |
| 6 | we were n't the first to come back or anything |
| 7 | I could n't tell them they were n't the first . ’ |
| 8 | They were n't the first . |
| 9 | And it is n't the first time I 've said that , is it ? |
| 10 | Probably you 'd already gathered that it is n't the first time he 's played similar tricks , and that he 's a law to himself , and comes and goes as he pleases . |
| 11 | Yeah it is n't the first correct one out , they 've all got shout if you like . |
| 12 | It is n't the first time you 've implied that I know something about what 's going on , so how about explaining it to me ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It is n't the first time you 've been there , so I did n't imagine that there 'd be a problem about going there tonight . ’ |
| 14 | This is n't the first time that we 've had a fire in the school and it is n't the first time that we 've solved the problem quickly , and we 'll have more again . |
| 15 | He is n't the first man to leave his wife and , though I understand your instinct to protect your sister , surely she could and should fight her own battles ? ’ |
| 16 | It was n't the first such attack . |
| 17 | It was n't the first time he 'd thought that , but this time he was sure . |
| 18 | I guess it was n't the first tournament to be won and lost on the Road Hole at St Andrews . |
| 19 | Mrs Bennett would have a fit if she knew Celia had gone up to Beckwith 's Folly , but it was n't the first time lately that she had been overwhelmed by the desire to escape , although it was the first time she had actually done anything about it . |
| 20 | It was n't the first time Berowne had spent the night in St Matthew 's church vestry . ’ |
| 21 | It was n't the first time her pupil had mentioned Rossmayne and each time the girl 's face had lit up in a way which made the nun catch her breath . |
| 22 | It was n't the first time he 'd had this nightmare ; it was happening more often nowadays . |
| 23 | For it was n't the first time this had happened , by no means . |
| 24 | It was n't the first time Luke had contacted her since their sight seeing expedition — the flowers that by now she was coming to expect had arrived promptly next day , and with them a handwritten note — but it was the first time that she had heard his voice . |
| 25 | It was n't the first time in the Church and especially amongst the orthodoxly successful echelons of bishops and archdeacons , that Theodora had met a reluctance to tangle with that eminence grise , Gilbert Racy . |
| 26 | It was n't the first time she 'd heard that kind of comment . |
| 27 | When push came to shove , all he 'd really done was make a pass at her — it was n't the first she 'd had to deal with , and probably would n't be the last . |
| 28 | But despite that it was n't the first camp up . |
| 29 | It was n't the first time Isabel had said the words . |
| 30 | Something hit me across the face and it was n't the first kiss of springtime . |