Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] to be [art] first " in BNC.
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1 | A fierce aunt shocked me by telling me shyness is a form of rudeness and selfishness , and that I had to be the first to talk to two people . |
2 | I wanted to be the first to welcome my new assistant to this benighted spot . ’ |
3 | Then , we wanted to be the first men at the North Pole . |
4 | There had to be a first emergence somewhere . |
5 | Ruth was not going to admit that she had never actually made a phone-call herself , but there had to be a first time for everything , and since Connor was out , this would be the ideal opportunity . |
6 | They claimed to be the first all-women trade union to strike for recognition and their cause is well known in El Salvador because — as they describe it — they had to fight the " marines " ! |
7 | If it happened to be the first Sunday in the month my mother , my Aunt Gertrude and my two sisters ( after their respective confirmations ) went to early service — 7 o'clock Holy Communion at the Parish Church of St. Martin 's . |
8 | Mr Chihana made it clear , however , that he intended to be the first opposition leader to confront the government openly from inside Malawi . |
9 | Combining the new technique with the scientific system of the Roman law , Gratian and his school were able to provide the Church with what came to be the first part of its corpus of official law . |
10 | Cassie felt compelled to continue to talk , as though her chatter could put right what appeared to be the first wrong note of the evening . |