Example sentences of "is n't the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 After all , this is n't the New Movie Express
2 This landlocked location is n't the first place you 'd think of for a diving school but the Diver Training College is proving to be very popular .
3 And let me tell you , this is n't the first time I 've thought of it , either . ’
4 ‘ Yes , although this is n't the first time I 've been here .
5 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 .
6 Morrison is n't the first African-American author to become enamoured with ‘ the sound ’ .
7 And it is n't the first time I 've said that , is it ?
8 Or maybe maybe that is n't the first thing you want to do , if you want to do it a different way , do it whichever makes more sense to you .
9 Certainly Charles Wheeler is n't the first priest in the Church to get his kicks like that . ’
10 He is n't the first man to leave his wife and , though I understand your instinct to protect your sister , surely she could and should fight her own battles ? ’
11 This is n't the first time .
12 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 .
13 ‘ This is n't the first time in the past two years he 's stalked out of our house in a jealous rage , swearing that this time our relationship is over for good . ’
14 This is n't the first time you 've endured this morning-after feeling , is it ?
15 And this is n't the first time . ’
16 Yeah it is n't the first correct one out , they 've all got shout if you like .
17 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 ? ’
18 ‘ 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 . ’
19 Health and safety officals say this is n't the first incident of its kind … and they 're renewing their efforts to convince all nursing home boards to check their plumbing is n't potentially lethal
20 Residents say this is n't the first time they 've had problems with drivers .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 Now this is n't the first book you 've put together of this sort is it ?
24 Er but yes you could put your wife and two children and if your wife is fit to do it she can do it , if she is n't the two children can do it instead or her and one of the children to help each other out .
25 In this paradigm , entrepreneurship is n't the sole province of the company 's founder or its top managers .
26 One could argue that digital technology is n't the only way to solve a particular circuit problem ; a nifty bit of design work with a couple of op-amps plus a few Rs and Cs can replace a complex digital filter system .
27 The writer who is also a performer is n't the only one who gets help .
28 Lavish them with real custard , cream or a jam sauce that is generously jammy — and do n't forget that Christmas Plum Pud is n't the only pudding that makes a grand entrance wreathed in alcoholic flames .
29 Ms Penumbra is n't the only one with friends in high places you know . ’
30 The Tampax advert is n't the only one that makes me angry .
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