Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [be] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may be the first challenger for Lennox , so it 's not surprising that I 'm behind Bowe . ’ |
| 2 | I persuaded my mother that I should be the first visitor ; after all , I knew Parma better than she did , and since I was a young girl they might treat me more kindly . |
| 3 | You probably wo n't , so I might be the first to write . ’ |
| 4 | When somebody breaks my British record , I 'll be the first there with my good wishes . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll be the first to pull my kids out of the school if this curriculum is introduced , ’ says Anna Saez , parent association head of the Elmhurst public school . |
| 6 | If I 'm not good enough I 'll be the first to admit it . ’ |
| 7 | I encourage cyclists to respect the fact that on all legal access routes there 's a need to give way to walkers — but I 'll be the first to admit that this does n't happen all the time . |
| 8 | I know that this means that when the revolution comes I 'll be the first against the wall , but I like this . |
| 9 | er and I 'll be the first to recognize that and this was just a sort of the ball park stats that you were looking for . |
| 10 | I 'd be the first to admit that we do n't always make the best use of our review space from the manufacturer 's point of view , because we mention what we feel is important to our readers and not what the manufacturer wants us to promote , though the two will often coincide . |
| 11 | ‘ If he had got married I 'd be the first to know , ’ his spokeswoman , Hester Blott , tells me . |
| 12 | I never intended to imply that I would be the first artist to employ hanging cloth ( my use of Walter Benjamin necessitated for this kind of work that I block the aura of the collection and re-route it toward another kind of signification , as well as reference a museum 's depot ) but I am confident that anyone who has visited my installation comes away knowing what my contribution is . |
| 13 | " I tell you , Menina Sara , if that ship was going back to Ireland today , I would be the first on board ! " |
| 14 | I would be the first to admit that I was amazed , enlightened and then staggered by some of the intricacies of the local income tax a la the Liberal Democrats . |
| 15 | My particular role erm in the operation was to carry one of the ballistic shields erm and I also erm during the briefing was informed that I would be the first person through the front door and consequent consequently to the door of the master bedroom . |
| 16 | Now I would be the first to admit that I I 'm not a judge as accountant , I 'm an insurance broker er and erm I do n't understand er and I 'm not aware of all of the rules and regulations that affect accountants er and affect the way audits are carried out , b but I must say I was a bit surprised t to hear during the debate , er that that was really what the problem was , the problem with B C C I was this conflict of interest , that fraud was known and it was not declared er and er I think that these er these regulations should now make that considerably er more clear . |
| 17 | If I felt the conference was a political one I would be the first one to pull out . ’ |
| 18 | In a recent interview with this newspaper , Mr McCormick said : ‘ I would be the first to complain if I felt we were n't getting a fair crack of the whip . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I would be the first person to tell my players to get on with the game because when you do n't do that , you are only upsetting your rhythm . |
| 20 | I shall be the first writer at an Inaugural since Frost at John Kennedy 's . |
| 21 | ‘ I shall be the first one to give in my order to these dear ladies , I shall have three pairs of the best leather boots the house of Grenfell and Morgan can supply . ’ |
| 22 | Whatever ramblers may think of mountain bikers ( and I will be the first to admit that they can occasionally be annoying ) , the fact is that they are mostly young people , enjoying the countryside , keeping fit and getting fresh air , which is surely something we all subscribe to . |
| 23 | Especially if they are near me , I will be the first to thump them to maintain my cover : - } . |
| 24 | You must be the first tourist in years . |
| 25 | You 'll be given a fistful of them and the one that is set for you should be the first one that you do , but then the groups should pick something which is as far as possible relevant to what 's actually going on in your profession at the moment . |
| 26 | There was another relative from Hilda 's side of the family with a feeble grasp on life and reality , who kept muttering remarks like ‘ To think she should be the first to go , ’ and ‘ Well , who would have thought it ? ’ |
| 27 | I think she should be the first to know that you are now officially my girlfriend . ’ |
| 28 | Not that you 'll be the first . |
| 29 | ‘ You 'll be the first to know . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ When I find out , ’ Culley assured him , ‘ you 'll be the first to know . |