Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [be] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silvikrin may not be the first to introduce a two-in-one shampoo and conditioner , but they have certainly made it worth the wait . |
| 2 | Tandem may not be the first commercial box-shifter out with a Chorus-based system , though it may yet find itself in a race to be first to deliver in volume . |
| 3 | It may not be the first thing at the top of our minds when we 're , when we 're checking the thing but I think it ought to be checked for that . |
| 4 | It might not be the first occurrence , she realised . |
| 5 | It is perfectly clear that , while the defence of this country is the first priority of the present Government , it might not be the first priority of the Opposition if they were to make the defence cuts to which they have committed themselves . |
| 6 | With Mola still pushing towards the city on its northern flank , Franco realized that he might not be the first Nationalist general to enter Madrid . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's only one conclusion we can reach , Master Coroner — Sir Ralph might not be the first person to die in the Tower before Yuletide comes . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It 'll not be the first man I 've seen after he 's tried to fill up a car with a lighted cigarette in his mouth — nor the last . |
| 9 | There was another small silence which Clarissa found she could not be the first to break . |
| 10 | You 'd not be the first young widow to do such a thing , ’ |
| 11 | It would not be the first time that it had done so . |
| 12 | Coetzer would not be the first South African Bruno has faced . |
| 13 | It would not be the first to do so , though it would be the biggest . |
| 14 | A Family Division lawyer remarked last night : ‘ The Duke of York would not be the first husband to be enraged by a photograph of a man lying on top of his wife . |
| 15 | It would not be the first or the last time . |
| 16 | It would not be the first time that a ‘ bad cold ’ has referred to a political chill rather than a runny nose . |
| 17 | I pause to observe that this would not be the first time that , in this field , Parliament has conferred on the English court a jurisdiction of unlimited territorial application . |
| 18 | It would not be the first time that a Court sorcerer had been lured away from the strong pure magic of Ireland and sworn allegiance to the Dark Realm . |
| 19 | If Tim were guilty and told her so , he would not be the first person who had admitted a crime to a journalist . |
| 20 | Might he not be playing a far deeper game although not a new one , since it would not be the first time that the man who hatched the plot and encouraged others most ardently to join it , should be the very one to turn his fellow conspirators over to the magistrates . |
| 21 | Our lord would not be the first to come to bargain and stay to bleed . ’ |
| 22 | The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that it would not be the first inspector 's decision that took some time to see the light of day once it had been referred to a Department . |
| 23 | ‘ If I was coming home tired , ’ said Whatham , ‘ a play by a dissident Czech playwright would not be the first programme I would turn on . |
| 24 | NO DOUBT I shall not be the first person to point out to your wine buff Malcolm Gluck ( Domaine Anthea ‘ 87 , et al , Food & Drink , October 28 ) that it was Althea — not Anthea — who received a note written from prison . |
| 25 | ‘ Would n't be the first time your husband 's come back when you did n't expect him , would it ? ’ |
| 26 | It would n't be the first time . |
| 27 | ‘ And he would n't be the first man to become deeply jealous when he sees another man apparently usurping his role as a father . ’ |
| 28 | It was Barbara , of course , who had told him , but he would n't be the first one to mention her name . |
| 29 | There were questions he still needed to ask and it would n't be the first time that he had taken advantage of tiredness or grief . |
| 30 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |