Example sentences of "are [not/n't] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be a relief to discover that some of the worrying physical symptoms are not the first indications of some dreaded disease but are stress-related and represent perfectly normal ways of reacting to stress . |
| 2 | Spitting and firing are not the first words to spring to mind when Yorkshire 's venerable left-arm spinner Phil Carrick is mentioned . |
| 3 | ‘ You are not the first English person to have admired Maria 's cooking . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You are not the first , you will not be the last , ’ she said , and then smiled at him . |
| 5 | ‘ Is n't it strange , Master Southgate , you are not the first to say that . |
| 6 | Moreton and Furley are not the first men to die of redundancy . |
| 7 | The light-sensitive cells ( " photocells " ) are not the first thing the light hits , but they are buried inside and facing away from the light . |
| 8 | Judges are not the first species that springs to mind as a faithful tribune of popular perception . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , you are n't the first . |