Example sentences of "not the first [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | DARLINGTON were not the first NorthEast team to find that Tranmere always pack their reserve side with first-team players . |
2 | This is not the first time golf has stumbled on its projected step into the 21st century . |
3 | It 's not the first time Barphone has been a takeover target . |
4 | Little Big Man was certainly not the first Hollywood movie to attempt to redress the balance in favour of the Indians . |
5 | He is not the first Cabinet minister from Shotts . |
6 | 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 ) . |