Example sentences of "not the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not the first time that such considerations have arisen for readers of his fiction . |
| 2 | This was not the first time that George had attempted a figurative animal sculpture . |
| 3 | Although Willem ‘ Wimpie ’ de Klerk , the President 's brother , was a member of the team , it is not the first time he has met Mr Mbeki . |
| 4 | It was not the first time the 48-year-old comedian and doctor had pooped the party . |
| 5 | This is not the first time nor the last that we encounter this influential organization . |
| 6 | This is not the first time that Vitelli has insisted to Clara that his sexual desire for her is conjoined with an equally strong desire to kill/ fuck her father ( and , now , her brother ) : |
| 7 | This was not the first time I had noticed the old enmity of the Norwegians for the Germans . |
| 8 | The fight in Birkenhead was not the first time that Mr Field had crossed swords with the Labour left . |
| 9 | This is not the first time in his career that Mr Bond , condemned for unconventional and perhaps sometimes dubious business tactics , has teetered on the brink of bankruptcy . |
| 10 | This is not the first time Mr Gorbachev has shown his brutal streak . |
| 11 | This was not the first time the elevator had startled her with its moods . |
| 12 | It was not the first time , but it was the worst . |
| 13 | Though Jan was not initially aware of it , this was not the first time they 'd been cast together . |
| 14 | It is not the first time that , for whatever reason , such a ‘ mistake ’ , if you can call it that , has been made with the best will in the world . |
| 15 | This is not the first time golf has stumbled on its projected step into the 21st century . |
| 16 | This was not the first time my employer had raised such a question ; indeed , it seems to be something which genuinely troubles him . |
| 17 | It was not the first time he had seen such symptoms . |
| 18 | It is not the first time that NASA has had trouble with the upper stage . |
| 19 | This was not the first time and , if he had survived , certainly would not have been the last . |
| 20 | This was not the first time I had dabbled in adultery . |
| 21 | Not the first time , Parker , after a lost night , had reported a stolen car . |
| 22 | IT IS NOT THE FIRST time the American cinema has dealt with the assassination of President John Kennedy but the research involved in , and the detail of JFK ( 15 , Empire ) , make it extraordinary — as do the direction and the playing of a cast led by Kevin Costner . |
| 23 | Come on guys , get responsible : this is not the first time the strong smell of bullshit has wafted through the air . |
| 24 | It is not the first time the 49-year-old premier 's health has been threatened by his demanding schedule . |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | It was not the first time Bill had felt let down by Mandy . |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , the pressure on me has increased since Stuart decided to come back on the England scene , but this is not the first time he has squeezed the position and I accept that challenge from a top-class player . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Yes , the pressure on me has increased since Stuart decided to come back on the England scene but this is not the first time he has squeezed the position and I accept that challenge from a top-class player . ’ |
| 29 | It 's not the first time this has happened : he 's gone with prostitutes before . |
| 30 | It was not the first time Stumpf 's skills had been put to such use . |