Example sentences of "you [am/are] the [num ord] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are the first person I have told , Elinor . |
| 2 | You are the first person I 've told , apart from the self-help organisation , but you wo n't be the last . |
| 3 | SIR JACOB : " T would have been strange indeed if someone had not translated this fine flower from the dunghill to the garden , Madam , let me tell you you are the first lady I have seen who has exceeded expectation . |
| 4 | Bathsheba , you are the first woman I have ever loved . |
| 5 | ‘ You are the last woman I would have thought I would want — you 're everything I despise , but you 're in danger of becoming an obsession and there 's only one way to deal with it : we 'll make love until we 're sated with each other , then we 'll both be free to go our separate ways and forget we ever met . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You 're the first person they 'll ask for , I can assure you . ’ |
| 7 | you 're the first person we 've seen , right , how you gon na deal with that ? |
| 8 | I 'm sure if ever the occasion arises when I want advice on insurance , you 're the first person I 'll come to . ’ |
| 9 | You 're the first person I 've said that to who said come back to me and said yes . |
| 10 | ‘ In fact … ’ she swallowed , realisation dawning on her as she met Guy 's intent appraisal ‘ … you 're the first person I 've told … ’ |
| 11 | It 's as if you 're the first person she 's told her secret to in years . |
| 12 | Still , I 'll say this for you : you 're the first Scotsman I 've met who 's prepared to put his hand in his pocket for a round of drinks . ’ |
| 13 | You 're the first woman I 've ever met who had the slightest idea what travelling light means . |
| 14 | ‘ But if you 'd like me to be rude , I can assure you you 're the last person I wanted to bump into . ’ |
| 15 | You 're the last person I want to be near , Mr Wyatt . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Whatever it meant , you 're the last person I 'd share my thoughts and feelings with , ’ Maria flared , suddenly infuriated by the open scepticism she saw glinting in his eyes . |
| 17 | ‘ You 're the last person I 'd want . ’ |
| 18 | You 're the last man I would — ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I like the forgetting bit , but you can forget anything else — you 're the last man I 'd ever make love with . ’ |