Example sentences of "[pers pn] be the [adj] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I thought … why should n't I be the first to grab the donkey ? |
| 2 | I 'm the first to admit the English have been utter bastards . |
| 3 | As it happened I was the first to reach the meeting place , and soon , four others turned up . |
| 4 | Especially when , as with Autocar & Motor , you 're the first to report the facts , and you report them loudly . |
| 5 | After all , you were the first to leave the dinner table . |
| 6 | I admit it freely , and I admit that you were the first to make the diagnosis . ’ |
| 7 | She was the first to notice the yellow van as they drove up the adjoining drive — and felt a surge of very real pleasure . |
| 8 | She was the first to hear the distant wail of the ambulance and tapped Madge 's arm reassuringly . |
| 9 | Mr Dharman Wickremaratne , SLEJF 's Chairman , said of the award , ‘ There are nearly 70 organisations worldwide working in the field of environmental journalism and communication , but we are the first to receive the Global 500 Award , ’ |
| 10 | Because women 's work is never done , and underpaid , or unpaid , or boring or repetitious and we 're the first to get the sack , and what we look like is more important than what we do , and if we get raped it 's our fault , and if we get bashed we must have provoked it , if we raise our voices we 're nagging bitches , and if we enjoy sex we 're nymphs and if we do n't we 're frigid , and if we love women it 's because we ca n't get a real man , and if we ask our doctor too many questions we 're neurotic and if we expect the community to care for our children we 're selfish , and if we stand up for our rights we 're aggressive and unfeminine , and if we do n't we 're typical weak females , and if we want to get married we 're out to trap a man , and if we do n't we 're unnatural , and because we ca n't get adequate safe contraceptives , but men can walk on the moon , and we ca n't cope or do n't want a pregnancy we 're made to feel guilty about abortion , and for lots and lots of other reasons we 're all part of the Women 's Liberation Movement . |
| 11 | WE 'RE THE FIRST TO RECOGNISE THE FACT THAT EVERYBODY 'S REQUIREMENTS DIFFER . |
| 12 | ‘ We were the first to consider the social implications of planning and did n't want one vast sprawl . |
| 13 | They were the first to extend the realm of the precious to include substances of mineral origin . |
| 14 | The Liberal Democrats write to The Scotsman and say that they were the first to back the consortium . |
| 15 | Given the lavishness of accommodation provided for white and upper-class passengers on railway systems everywhere , it is ironic that they were the first to desert the railways . |
| 16 | The Lords ' select committee reported : ‘ Since the UK has one of the oldest sewerage systems it is the first to face the demand for rehabilitation . ’ |
| 17 | He was the first to see the amusing side when golfers asked for a caddie — ‘ Your Worship ’ and mused that both his roles were ones of service . |
| 18 | ‘ He was the first to see the Hound . ’ |
| 19 | Walker 's appointment as reader ( upgraded to professor in 1860 ) was significant , for he was the first to hold the post in its own right , rather than annexed to a professorship in another subject . |
| 20 | He was the first to enter the Antarctic Circle , venturing further south — 71°10' — than any sailing ship before or since . |
| 21 | He was the first to make the Passage except for Amundsen . |
| 22 | This is to prevent a copier claiming that he was the first to develop the topography in question . |
| 23 | Mr Saleh said : ‘ He was the youngest to have the treatment and still is . ’ |
| 24 | He was the last to leave the sitting-room , calculating that the parents of boarders would talk to the regular teachers before coming along to talk to him . |
| 25 | When Teacher came out and rang his bell for the children to line up in neat rows , she held Frankie back so that he was the last to obey the signal . |