Example sentences of "[prep] be [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.

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1 The memo continues by stating that if the group who were to be part of the first squadron returned by road , they would waste too much time and should therefore be flown back to collect the new vehicles and supplies needed at Kufra .
2 Falklands hero Lieutenant Colonel Philip Neame and Dr Christine A'Court , a Royal Army Medical Corps reservist , hope to be part of the first British team to reach the peak in winter .
3 Merson was a member of Graham Taylor 's England squad in Sweden and wants to be part of the first international gathering in Spain early next month .
4 Although given the honour of being the opening story of Doctor Who 's second season this serial was originally scheduled to be part of the first .
5 As the ‘ lucky ’ person who drew the shortest straw to be editor of the first edition of the revamped CIBLINGS , it comes down to me to think of something to fill the vast amount of space which is the front page .
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