Example sentences of "[am/are] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am the first to admit that it is not easy , although I do wonder why we in tennis still use that argument as an excuse for not seeing what the Americans call ‘ minority ’ players more prominent in the British game . |
| 2 | I am the first person to admit that success is not that frequent at Athletico and on those rare occasions when it comes we are always left with a nasty aftertaste to spoil it . |
| 3 | I am the first musician in my family . |
| 4 | I am the first human being he has seen since he was posted to this backwater . |
| 5 | It was never catalogued ; I am the first person outside the Unit ever to know what it was doing … |
| 6 | I do not suppose I am the first naive monolinguist who thought he could pick up the language on the street , somehow acquiring it passively just by basking in the babble of the market , like getting a tan . |
| 7 | I am the first living contact to consult , Coffin thought , lying back in his hard bed under Mrs Lorimer 's roof . |
| 8 | CLIFF RICHARD and Head of Salvation Army , General Eva Burrows are the first patrons of ACET . |
| 9 | The appointments are the first non-executives taken on by Lowndes since its highly leveraged takeover of Harris Queensway last year . |
| 10 | The current excavations are the first time that the theatre 's remains have been seen since that destruction . |
| 11 | They are the first tests of legal reforms introduced two months ago to allow judges ' secrecy orders to be reviewed . |
| 12 | Charged with the task of discovering signing and developing artists , the A&R staff are the first point of contact with a record company for the new acts who are intent on becoming the superstars of tomorrow . |
| 13 | The Inspecting Officer , accompanied by the Commandant and the Parade Commander , head for 1 Platoon Who are the first to be inspected . |
| 14 | Tune into the harmony of your developing fragrance : Top Notes are the first scent you 'll smell , but these are volatile and do n't last . |
| 15 | I tell him that in a depression , manners are the first casualties . |
| 16 | Here are the first two verses of my elegy for my father. : |
| 17 | I do n't think this point has been properly understood by many people who have been given the impression that the films are a kind of expensive toy , when in fact you are the first conductor in history to use film as an integral extension of your work as an interpretative artist . |
| 18 | The axiom is that these novels are the first to be written . |
| 19 | Elena Pinguli and Mentor Belalla , both 17 , are the first Albanians to be allowed to study abroad for 50 years and are throwing themselves into college life with typical Albanian verve . |
| 20 | ‘ They tried everything to unnerve him but he remained so cool , ’ said Mr Kinnear , who took great pride in the fact that Wimbledon , now safe from relegation , are the first side to score three times at Anfield this season . |
| 21 | Bayern Munich are the first team to have qualified for the European Club Cup final after overcoming remarkably tough resistance from Hapoel Tel Aviv . |
| 22 | These are the first Cambodians to graduate from a rehabilitation programme at Wat Thom , a disused temple in Phnom Penh . |
| 23 | They are the first known lords of the manor of Cosmeston and gave their name to the village , Costentinstune ( the place of the Costentins ) . |
| 24 | Here are the first two pages . |
| 25 | They are the first published documents from which we can glean personal details about ordinary older people in significant numbers . |
| 26 | As new products become available we ensure that you are the first to know about them … and the first to be able to enjoy them . |
| 27 | These fortunate people are the first generation approaching retirement who have not suffered a significant interruption in their career because of the war . |
| 28 | Frimley ‘ E ’ are the first Aldershot League knockout cup winners of the season after their anticipated victory in the Sub Division section over a valiant Solartron ‘ B ’ . |
| 29 | Conoco Speciality Products and Southampton University are the first winners of the Hydro Award 1991 , for outstanding achievement in the field of water quality improvement in the UK . |
| 30 | Maude Stanley was only expressing a truism , as far as respectable society was concerned , when she advised that in starting a club ‘ discipline and order are the first requisites ’ . |