Example sentences of "[adv] the first [noun sg] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the first thing an owl will do when you release it is to scout out the land . |
| 2 | His mother says it 's not the first time a window has fallen out of a school coach , and she 's calling for action to make the buses safe . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | It 's not the first time a lifeboat has been based in the bay . |
| 5 | This is not the first time the issue of control has come up in this column but because yours is a sign that tends to resist going with the flow , all too often you meet people and circumstances that appear to block your path . |
| 6 | It is not the first time the council has been at the centre of a disagreement over charges for collection of waste . |
| 7 | This was not the first time the elevator had startled her with its moods . |
| 8 | Whilst the venue on this occasion was central and it was not the first time the A.G.M. had been held on a Friday evening , the Committee appreciates that perhaps the idea of holding the Meeting on the evening before the Dinner Dance to enable those travelling to London to attend both events was not a good one . |
| 9 | ‘ This is probably the first time a lot of these artists have exhibited their work and it made our job even harder having to eliminate pieces to decide on the final winners . |
| 10 | It is important because if you do buy something from a shop and realize there 's something wrong with it , if you take it back the first thing the shop would say to you is can I see your receipt ? |
| 11 | This was n't the first time the pin in the tower blew out , it used to happen one in every six mixes . |
| 12 | This was almost the first time the bloke had spoken to me about anything , never mind about 10,000m running , and here he was telling me how to run tactically . |