Example sentences of "'s [not/n't] [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He 's not the first striker to go a few games without scoring , ’ Alex Smith , the Aberdeen manager , said .
2 It 's not the first event of its kind , but itis the largest
3 ‘ And it 's not the first money that Harvey has embezzled . ’
4 It 's not the first brush with real crime for ITV 's Sun Hill sleuth .
5 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 . ’
6 She 's not the first servant to get herself into trouble and she wo n't be the last .
7 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
8 We need to be taught , but that 's not the first thing , that 's not the most important thing .
9 ‘ 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 .
10 It 's not the first time this has happened : he 's gone with prostitutes before .
11 ‘ It 's not the first time it 's happened this season , either .
12 It 's not the first time that a link has been made between erupting volcanoes and the weather .
13 It 's not the first time punters , who bet £1.6billion a year just on the dogs , have found themselves cornered in the doghouse .
14 And it 's not the first time by any means .
15 It 's not the first time Barphone has been a takeover target .
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 It 's not the first time he 's gone off by himself . ’
18 Like you say , it 's not the first time — and it 's only a dream , for God 's sake ! ’
19 But it 's not the first time that a procedure 's
20 I 'm twice your age , I ought to take things like this in my stride — Christ only knows it 's not the first time .
21 It 's not the first time a lifeboat has been based in the bay .
22 And it 's not the first time this has happened .
23 The spokesman also admitted that it 's not the first time the ladies have been hauled over the coals for selling fags .
24 It 's not the first time that Wimpey has taken the lead in Scotland .
25 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 .
26 It 's not the first time she 's tried to take someone from me . ’
27 Supporters say they 're angered by the Kerslake deal — it 's not the first time , they claim , that Swindon 's best players have been sold with the end of the season in sight .
28 It 's not the first time privately employed guards are being used .
29 It 's not the first time he 's presented on his college radio station .
30 It 's not the first time Faringdon 's been flooded , but in living memory this may be the worst deluge
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