Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [prep] be the first " in BNC.
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1 | And I 'd like to fight him because he 's undefeated and I want to be the first man to beat him . |
2 | ‘ And I want him to win because he 's unbeaten and I want to be the first man to take the H out of Holyfield . ’ |
3 | But I want to be the first man to achieve Football League status after a full playing career . |
4 | He 'd just become the first Briton to win two world titles on foreign soil and added : ‘ I want to be the first British fighter to win three world titles at different weights . ’ |
5 | You try to be the first to look aside |
6 | Later we hope to be the first offshore contractor with a competent core crew accredited to national standards . |
7 | They tend to be the first victims of clean-sweep company shake-ups and takeovers . |