Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [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 start counting from Wednesday which I know because it was the first day of term . |
| 7 | I understand that we are the first company in the catering industry to gain BS5750/ISO 9001 for franchising . |
| 8 | But I think we should , it 's like today , where was I , Battersea area , I think and it 's the first shop I 'd seen that actually had Chinese model manikins in the window , I thought they were sw pretty unusual . |
| 9 | I admit it freely , and I admit that you were the first to make the diagnosis . ’ |