Example sentences of "[vb base] that [pron] [be] the first " in BNC.

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1 And er we er ploughed through this until tonight , and er I think I 'm right , Mr returning officer , say that we 're the first Euro constituency in the northwest to get to this stage .
2 The Liberal Democrats write to The Scotsman and say that they were the first to back the consortium .
3 As new products become available we ensure that you are the first to know about them … and the first to be able to enjoy them .
4 Does my hon. Friend recall that I was the first Minister to have responsibility for small businesses — even before the hon. Member for Bradford , South ( Mr. Cryer ) ?
5 Some have maintained that the Liberal Party was being rapidly undermined before the First World War and that its decline was almost inevitable , others , however , assume that it was the First World War which was responsible for the decline of a vapid Liberal Party — the divisions within Liberal ranks creating the political vacuum into which the Labour Party slipped .
6 I understand that we are the first company in the catering industry to gain BS5750/ISO 9001 for franchising .
7 I admit it freely , and I admit that you were the first to make the diagnosis . ’
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