Example sentences of "'s [adv] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that 's only the first act ! |
| 2 | It 's only the first day ’ |
| 3 | She said , ‘ It 's all right , it 's only the first call . |
| 4 | That 's only the first stage . |
| 5 | And that 's only the first step . |
| 6 | They do n't if that Thursday 's May the first then it 's the second Thursday but it 's normally the first Thursday in May . |
| 7 | That 's just the first floor . |
| 8 | Wall-to-wall hit songs tell you why and that 's just the first act ! |
| 9 | It 's just the first visit |
| 10 | ‘ He 's not the first striker to go a few games without scoring , ’ Alex Smith , the Aberdeen manager , said . |
| 11 | It 's not the first event of its kind , but itis the largest |
| 12 | ‘ And it 's not the first money that Harvey has embezzled . ’ |
| 13 | It 's not the first brush with real crime for ITV 's Sun Hill sleuth . |
| 14 | He 's not the first gentleman to turn to crime to pay off his debts , but I suspect that had we brought him before a court he would have been declared insane . ’ |
| 15 | She 's not the first servant to get herself into trouble and she wo n't be the last . |
| 16 | Can I just say sir , we are , er , the manager is preparing a report , tonight plans a report for the February the twenty-second meeting of policy resources committee , on the first , well it 's not the first year , first tranche of the F M contract , and dealing with these points of the |
| 17 | We need to be taught , but that 's not the first thing , that 's not the most important thing . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's not the first time a child has been attacked by an alsatian — even a crossbreed like this can be savage , ’ said Lee 's father John , 37 . |
| 19 | It 's not the first time this has happened : he 's gone with prostitutes before . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's not the first time it 's happened this season , either . |
| 21 | It 's not the first time that a link has been made between erupting volcanoes and the weather . |
| 22 | It 's not the first time punters , who bet £1.6billion a year just on the dogs , have found themselves cornered in the doghouse . |
| 23 | And it 's not the first time by any means . |
| 24 | It 's not the first time Barphone has been a takeover target . |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 26 | It 's not the first time he 's gone off by himself . ’ |
| 27 | Like you say , it 's not the first time — and it 's only a dream , for God 's sake ! ’ |
| 28 | But it 's not the first time that a procedure 's |
| 29 | I 'm twice your age , I ought to take things like this in my stride — Christ only knows it 's not the first time . |
| 30 | It 's not the first time a lifeboat has been based in the bay . |