Example sentences of "it is [not/n't] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 But it is not the first case where an Australasian entrepreneur , hailed as a hero when things are going well , has found himself brought to earth with an ignominious bump when the going gets tough .
3 It is not the first time that , for whatever reason , such a ‘ mistake ’ , if you can call it that , has been made with the best will in the world .
4 It is not the first time that NASA has had trouble with the upper stage .
5 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 .
6 It is not the first occasion that I have had to accept the disappointment of missing an international .
7 It is not the first time the 49-year-old premier 's health has been threatened by his demanding schedule .
8 It is not the first time Robins has been angry at deals negotiated by his predecessor .
9 It is not the first time that Chamonix officials have decided youth and mountains do not mix .
10 ‘ No , but it is not the first time I have been in such a situation .
11 It is not the first time he has taken his countrymen and women to task for what he considers their cultural failings .
12 Is the Home Secretary aware that his decision of 2 May put that Zairean teacher in an extremely dangerous and vulnerable position , and that it is not the first time that his Department has deported people in the face of a court decision that they should remain in this country ?
13 It is not the first time that her family have worked at Glenpatrick as both her father and two of her aunts have also done so .
14 ‘ He met his cousin last night , and they drank too much wine , but do not worry — it is not the first time he spends the night like this . ’
15 It is not the first time , and it wo n't be the last , ’ he laughed .
16 It is not the first time Irish players have had to endure bitter disappointment .
17 It is not the first time the council has been at the centre of a disagreement over charges for collection of waste .
18 It is not the first Chair that Mike has made .
19 And it is not the first time she has been successful .
20 It is not the first piece of mouldering ammunition discovered on the site made famous and earmarked for redevelopment by former premier Margaret Thatcher 's ‘ Wilderness Walk ’ there .
21 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 .
22 And it is n't the first time I 've said that , is it ?
23 Probably you 'd already gathered that it is n't the first time he 's played similar tricks , and that he 's a law to himself , and comes and goes as he pleases .
24 Yeah it is n't the first correct one out , they 've all got shout if you like .
25 It is n't the first time you 've implied that I know something about what 's going on , so how about explaining it to me ? ’
26 It is n't the first time you 've been there , so I did n't imagine that there 'd be a problem about going there tonight . ’
27 This is n't the first time that we 've had a fire in the school and it is n't the first time that we 've solved the problem quickly , and we 'll have more again .
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