Example sentences of "not the [num ord] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Though Jan was not initially aware of it , this was not the first time they 'd been cast together . |
2 | It was not the first time they had been told this . |
3 | It was not the first time they had played this mischievous game with each other , on stage . |
4 | So that when they get to university , it 's not the first time away from home , it 's not the first time they 've got their money and so on . |
5 | This is not the first time we have spun coins ! |
6 | ‘ It 's not the first time it 's happened this season , either . |
7 | It 's not the first time it 's happened here . |
8 | This was not the first time I had noticed the old enmity of the Norwegians for the Germans . |
9 | This was not the first time I had dabbled in adultery . |
10 | But I thought also — this is not the first time I have fled for my life with this man , who is brave if he is also stupid . |
11 | ‘ No , but it is not the first time I have been in such a situation . |
12 | It was not the first time I had seen " my " insects . |
13 | I heard you trying to persuade and then threaten this young lady to get her into your car , and it 's not the first time I 've witnessed such a thing . |
14 | This was not the first time I had come across the concept of ‘ Quality ’ as meant in this context . |
15 | No , well certainly not the first time I play , it , I approach it when he thinks I 've finished , but it 's nowhere near , I mean |
16 | ‘ It 's not the first time you 've put your life at risk for the sake of a challenge and I 'm sure it wo n't be the last time either . ’ |
17 | " But this is not the first time you have been unwell , is it ? " |
18 | This is not the first time you have ventured comments without the necessity to drag them from you . ’ |
19 | ’ This is not the first time you have done this without thinking it necessary to warn us , other than by your late arrival . ’ |
20 | It 's not the first time she 's tried to take someone from me . ’ |
21 | And it is not the first time she has been successful . |
22 | Although Willem ‘ Wimpie ’ de Klerk , the President 's brother , was a member of the team , it is not the first time he has met Mr Mbeki . |
23 | It was not the first time he had seen such symptoms . |
24 | ‘ Yes , the pressure on me has increased since Stuart decided to come back on the England scene , but this is not the first time he has squeezed the position and I accept that challenge from a top-class player . ’ |
25 | ‘ Yes , the pressure on me has increased since Stuart decided to come back on the England scene but this is not the first time he has squeezed the position and I accept that challenge from a top-class player . ’ |
26 | It 's not the first time he 's gone off by himself . ’ |
27 | It was not the first time he had come home covered in blood . |
28 | It was not the first time he had been the recipient of an undiplomatic reference to the absence of colonial genes in Alexei 's physique , manner and appearance . |
29 | Cleo concluded it was probably not the first time he 'd had to deal with a situation like this . |
30 | It is not the first time he has taken his countrymen and women to task for what he considers their cultural failings . |