Example sentences of "[was/were] n't the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But despite that it was n't the first camp up . |
| 2 | Ethernet was n't the first LAN standard , but it was the first that could claim to be non-proprietary ( many vendors sell Ethernet-compatible adaptors ) , cheap ( thanks to its use of readily available , low-cost cabling — telephone-wire twisted pair or TV-aerial co-ax ) , and flexible ( Ethernet is equally at home with small starter systems and huge network layouts ) . |
| 3 | ‘ I felt betrayed , ’ said Quinn , ‘ when I discovered I was n't the first man . |
| 4 | And that was n't the first day , that was eight days er eight days solid from Sunday to the Monday following Monday . |
| 5 | This was n't the first Darkfall . |
| 6 | And no doubt she was n't the first woman to realise that . |
| 7 | It was n't the first time he 'd thought that , but this time he was sure . |
| 8 | This was n't the first time it had got me into trouble , but I intended to make damn sure it was the last . |
| 9 | This was n't the first time the pin in the tower blew out , it used to happen one in every six mixes . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But this was n't the first time Perkins had been charged with drug possession in Britain . |
| 12 | And he admitted this was n't the first time his feet had come a cropper . |
| 13 | It was n't the first time Berowne had spent the night in St Matthew 's church vestry . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It was n't the first time he 'd had this nightmare ; it was happening more often nowadays . |
| 16 | For it was n't the first time this had happened , by no means . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It was n't the first time she 'd heard that kind of comment . |
| 20 | It was n't the first time Isabel had said the words . |
| 21 | Magill was n't the first time I 've given my Little All for my job , but that ca n't mean I can only get it right when … |
| 22 | She poked my shoulder for what I gradually comprehended was n't the first time . |
| 23 | No , it was n't the first time , but remembering what had happened previously , how he had kissed her and , worst of all , how she had responded , she knew it was the last place she would have chosen when she needed to keep a clear head ! |
| 24 | It was n't the first time Juliet had wished she were n't an only child . |
| 25 | Because that was n't the first time , when she eventually burnt the place down |
| 26 | I guess it was n't the first tournament to be won and lost on the Road Hole at St Andrews . |
| 27 | Desktop Publisher certainly was n't the first newsletter to be produced using computers , many titles are word processed , nor was it the first publication to be desktop published , that honour probably goes to The Wordsmith , but we were the first newsletter to specialise on desktop publishing ! |
| 28 | Something hit me across the face and it was n't the first kiss of springtime . |