Example sentences of "not the first time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not the first time that such considerations have arisen for readers of his fiction . |
| 2 | This was not the first time that George had attempted a figurative animal sculpture . |
| 3 | This is not the first time that Vitelli has insisted to Clara that his sexual desire for her is conjoined with an equally strong desire to kill/ fuck her father ( and , now , her brother ) : |
| 4 | The fight in Birkenhead was not the first time that Mr Field had crossed swords with the Labour left . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It is not the first time that NASA has had trouble with the upper stage . |
| 7 | It is not the first time that Chamonix officials have decided youth and mountains do not mix . |
| 8 | It 's not the first time that a link has been made between erupting volcanoes and the weather . |
| 9 | It was not the first time that Orton , the veteran Malawi politician , had suffered this sort of torture . |
| 10 | But it 's not the first time that a procedure 's |
| 11 | The Shah 's own eyes 's were wet , This was not the first time that his officers had seen him show such emotion . |
| 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 | This is not the first time that this issue has reached the public domain , or will it be the last time that the House is asked to focus on the rights and duties of citizens in circumstances — from time to time inevitable circumstances — when the interests of one individual or one set of individuals necessarily impinge on and potentially damage the interests of others . |
| 14 | It was not the first time that Islamist sympathizers had succeeded in having action taken against a literary work — this had happened in 1959 and especially since the late 1980s . |
| 15 | It 's not the first time that Wimpey has taken the lead in Scotland . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It was not the first time that Sir Michael had indicated his view that Mr Hussey should leave his post as chairman . |
| 18 | It was not the first time that Sir Michael had indicated his view that Mr Hussey should leave his post as chairman . |
| 19 | This is not the first time nor the last that we encounter this influential organization . |
| 20 | This was not the first time and , if he had survived , certainly would not have been the last . |