Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adv] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never sit around , I 'm always the first person |
| 2 | yeah I mean to be honest it 's just a case of one of you , it does go that way , I knew I was right the first time , of one of you just remembering |
| 3 | Merchanting er , is the buying and selling of materials not the production of materials , and erm , I was probably the first person from this area , in the leather trade , to go to China and we started to do quite a large business with China , so that immediately I was on my own , the first big operation I took was to go to China and make very substantial purchases of pigskin leather . |
| 4 | The early evening rush hour slowed my return to Stuart Street but I was still the first home to No. 9 , and even Lisabeth seemed to be out or at least locked in her cage . |
| 5 | you were right the first time . |
| 6 | ‘ No … you were right the first time : what happened between us was a dreadful mistake … unplanned . |
| 7 | No , you were right the first time boy ! |
| 8 | Less surprisingly , she is also the first Green . |
| 9 | She was also the first woman painter to achieve this status . |
| 10 | Now , a new settlement option is a last ditch option , we 're far from being the last ditch here , we 're hardly the first ditch . |
| 11 | We were also the first sponsor of televised croquet in association with Granada TV and we have since launched a competition to stimulate schools involvement in this fascinating sport . |
| 12 | We were also the first place in southern Africa to be converted to Christianity , and different religious beliefs of all kinds already thrive there . |
| 13 | They are also the first point of customer contact at the Sales Centre . |
| 14 | National data on the use of each part of the service by age and sex , married persons and unmarried persons , is used as the basis of these weightings , but they are only the first stage . |
| 15 | Other society suggestions include : Sending design and information guides to all local builders , as they are often the first point of contact when people want to alter their homes . |
| 16 | When he accidentally gets talking to women who have children , it 's practically the first question he asks them — it 's the first test they face . |
| 17 | It 's just the first visit |
| 18 | It 's also the first time that outsiders have been allowed into their close-knit community . |
| 19 | Er now w w w we 've got this position during the course of nineteen forty seven and it 's , it 's , it 's really the first half of forty seven which I think is the crucial one when the launch its offensive erm it 's , it 's a very big shock for , for the communists , th th they , you know , itself is overrun and |
| 20 | It 's almost the first pub I ever had . |
| 21 | It 's always the first tree to leaf and it 's also the first one to shed its leaves in the area and all the neighbouring horse chestnut trees , which presumably we did n't tamper with have stayed prolific . |
| 22 | She said , ‘ It 's all right , it 's only the first call . |
| 23 | It 's only the first day ’ |
| 24 | It is nevertheless the first part of your home that you and your visitors step into . |
| 25 | But it is probably the first item in the Magazine that most people turn to ! |
| 26 | It is also the first system to use self-optimisation of the burner position for flame AA and automatic method development for graphite furnace AA . |
| 27 | Not only is it the communication centre of all the servicing departments , it is also the first point of contact for incoming visitors and the departure point for the outgoing . |
| 28 | It is also the first project to be supported by WACC in Haiti . |
| 29 | The 3-0 defeat of England is a first for India and it is also the first time they have recorded a 3-0 win against any other country . |
| 30 | It is certainly the first time since Mrs Thatcher was elected in 1979 that Labour has ended its conference with the Conservatives on the defensive . |