Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [vb mod] [be] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Said club chairman Byron Hughes : ‘ We have not been told anything officially so far and I hope we would be the first to hear . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It 's said that if the flame-retardant with which they 're treated could be bottled it 'd be the first guaranteed aphrodisiac . ’ |
| 3 | If she succeeds she 'll be the first British woman to climb Everest . |
| 4 | You know I would think we 'd be the first er industry to my knowledge to have a cost of living bonus . |
| 5 | ‘ I might 've known he 'd be the first rat to desert this sinking ship . ’ |
| 6 | And Kartoffel knew they 'd be the first to tread the Eiger 's virgin summit . |
| 7 | If the Californian clubs progress it would be the first World Series — which starts on 14 October — between the two cities facing each other across San Francisco Bay . |
| 8 | I think she should be the first to know that you are now officially my girlfriend . ’ |
| 9 | There was another relative from Hilda 's side of the family with a feeble grasp on life and reality , who kept muttering remarks like ‘ To think she should be the first to go , ’ and ‘ Well , who would have thought it ? ’ |
| 10 | And when those bombs start falling he 'll be the first to dive into it . ’ |
| 11 | If you do it will be the first fulfilment of a real goal — the first one of many ! |
| 12 | That means it will be the first time abortion has been debated as part of government legislation , rather than on the basis of a private member 's Bill . |
| 13 | Although the extension would provide only a small number of places , he hoped they would be the first of many in that area of Darlington . |
| 14 | He said it would be the first of a series of ventures which Gooding was discussing with Japanese companies , aimed at bringing research and technology to Britain rather than just final assembly of goods . |
| 15 | With winter approaching fast , and no end to the war in sight , Jeff 's hoping it 'll be the first of many . |
| 16 | ‘ If the Yellow Route is finally adopted for the A3 Hindhead bypass it could be the first step to bringing a lot of traffic and development to Farnham Lane ’ he said . |
| 17 | I know that this means that when the revolution comes I 'll be the first against the wall , but I like this . |
| 18 | ‘ If he had got married I 'd be the first to know , ’ his spokeswoman , Hester Blott , tells me . |
| 19 | ‘ But I hope and pray they will be the first of many . ’ |
| 20 | When it gets the parts , DDE claims it will be the first manufacturer to produce a multi-processing system based upon the 50Mhz R4000 — it 's aiming for deliveries by year-end . |
| 21 | If that fails it will be the first village school to be closed by the county council in the last five years . |