Example sentences of "i [verb] [prep] be the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I 'd like to fight him because he 's undefeated and I want to be the first man to beat him . |
| 2 | ‘ And I want him to win because he 's unbeaten and I want to be the first man to take the H out of Holyfield . ’ |
| 3 | But I want to be the first man to achieve Football League status after a full playing career . |
| 4 | He 'd just become the first Briton to win two world titles on foreign soil and added : ‘ I want to be the first British fighter to win three world titles at different weights . ’ |
| 5 | A fierce aunt shocked me by telling me shyness is a form of rudeness and selfishness , and that I had to be the first to talk to two people . |
| 6 | I wanted to be the first to welcome my new assistant to this benighted spot . ’ |