Example sentences of "[not/n't] [art] first time the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not the first time the 48-year-old comedian and doctor had pooped the party . |
| 2 | This was not the first time the elevator had startled her with its moods . |
| 3 | IT IS NOT THE FIRST time the American cinema has dealt with the assassination of President John Kennedy but the research involved in , and the detail of JFK ( 15 , Empire ) , make it extraordinary — as do the direction and the playing of a cast led by Kevin Costner . |
| 4 | Come on guys , get responsible : this is not the first time the strong smell of bullshit has wafted through the air . |
| 5 | It is not the first time the 49-year-old premier 's health has been threatened by his demanding schedule . |
| 6 | This is not the first time the issue of control has come up in this column but because yours is a sign that tends to resist going with the flow , all too often you meet people and circumstances that appear to block your path . |
| 7 | The spokesman also admitted that it 's not the first time the ladies have been hauled over the coals for selling fags . |
| 8 | Whilst the venue on this occasion was central and it was not the first time the A.G.M. had been held on a Friday evening , the Committee appreciates that perhaps the idea of holding the Meeting on the evening before the Dinner Dance to enable those travelling to London to attend both events was not a good one . |
| 9 | This was not the first time the UDR lieutenant colonel has faced danger . |
| 10 | It is not the first time the council has been at the centre of a disagreement over charges for collection of waste . |
| 11 | It is not the first time the British have found themselves in the path of an offensive , it is the first time they 've evacuated , in such numbers and with such urgency . |
| 12 | This was n't the first time the pin in the tower blew out , it used to happen one in every six mixes . |