Example sentences of "n't the first [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | ai n't the first diploma B F D. |
| 3 | It was n't the first time Berowne had spent the night in St Matthew 's church vestry . ’ |
| 4 | But this was n't the first time Perkins had been charged with drug possession in Britain . |
| 5 | It was n't the first time Juliet had wished she were n't an only child . |
| 6 | It was n't the first time Isabel had said the words . |
| 7 | It was n't the first time Luke had contacted her since their sight seeing expedition — the flowers that by now she was coming to expect had arrived promptly next day , and with them a handwritten note — but it was the first time that she had heard his voice . |
| 8 | This is n't the first Selecta Fiat , the concept has been used on Unos for some years and Fiat assures me that these automatics are dramatically improved from the older designs still used by other manufacturers . |