Example sentences of "[am/are] [not/n't] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if on your coming to England I am not the first person you look for , I shall be very hurt indeed ! |
| 2 | Judges are not the first species that springs to mind as a faithful tribune of popular perception . |
| 3 | Spitting and firing are not the first words to spring to mind when Yorkshire 's venerable left-arm spinner Phil Carrick is mentioned . |
| 4 | The light-sensitive cells ( " photocells " ) are not the first thing the light hits , but they are buried inside and facing away from the light . |
| 5 | It can be a relief to discover that some of the worrying physical symptoms are not the first indications of some dreaded disease but are stress-related and represent perfectly normal ways of reacting to stress . |
| 6 | Moreton and Furley are not the first men to die of redundancy . |
| 7 | You 're not the first person to be impressed by her voice . |
| 8 | Nineteen fifty one , we moved in , er and , I 've had , you 're not the first person to come all round here , this house , they used , they used to come round in shows from the Corporation all visitors used to come , they used to say , right Jean can we bring them round we 've had people from Germany and everywhere and being in the architect 's department I fell for all this you know I had |
| 9 | You 're not the first person that have ever thought of it though , that 's what I 'm trying to say to you |
| 10 | ‘ I have to confess , you 're not the first woman I 've made love to . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm not the first visitor to this little planet of yours , you know . ’ |