Example sentences of "he would [be] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would be the first boy to land on the moon . |
| 2 | He would be the first name on my team sheet for as long as he continues to keep fit . |
| 3 | He may not fancy it , but it 's a safe bet that he would be the first man to do it . |
| 4 | Terence Blacker had made a small bet with himself that he would be the first speaker to mention children 's books : he won . |
| 5 | I was just trying work out when Robert left school and whether he would be the first lot , but he wo n't be . |
| 6 | While the Prime Minister himself denied that he would be the first executive President , in the absence of any obvious independent candidates , there was an assumption that whoever did take up the office would closely reflect Lee 's views . |