Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [am/are] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was brilliant and I 'm the first to say it . |
| 2 | ‘ Carmen regards him as a kind of guru and I 'm the first to admit he 's been an invaluable catalyst in her career , but I wish he could talk about something other than medicine . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ This was a new award and I 'm the first to get it , ’ said Lee . |
| 4 | And you are the first person now I ever told it to . |
| 5 | ‘ And you 're the first to shout if you have n't got any money . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I was so astonished that I 've been waiting until people started to come to church so that I could show somebody and you 're the first and most suitable . |
| 7 | Because women 's work is never done , and underpaid , or unpaid , or boring or repetitious and we 're the first to get the sack , and what we look like is more important than what we do , and if we get raped it 's our fault , and if we get bashed we must have provoked it , if we raise our voices we 're nagging bitches , and if we enjoy sex we 're nymphs and if we do n't we 're frigid , and if we love women it 's because we ca n't get a real man , and if we ask our doctor too many questions we 're neurotic and if we expect the community to care for our children we 're selfish , and if we stand up for our rights we 're aggressive and unfeminine , and if we do n't we 're typical weak females , and if we want to get married we 're out to trap a man , and if we do n't we 're unnatural , and because we ca n't get adequate safe contraceptives , but men can walk on the moon , and we ca n't cope or do n't want a pregnancy we 're made to feel guilty about abortion , and for lots and lots of other reasons we 're all part of the Women 's Liberation Movement . |
| 8 | But you 're the first to confess . ’ |
| 9 | I , I have n't been on but you 're the first people I 've told this to , I have been out with somebody who has been on |
| 10 | But we 're the first major company in Britain , so our is second to none , our experience with the contract is second to none . |
| 11 | Mr Dharman Wickremaratne , SLEJF 's Chairman , said of the award , ‘ There are nearly 70 organisations worldwide working in the field of environmental journalism and communication , but we are the first to receive the Global 500 Award , ’ |
| 12 | But they 're the first people in the country to benefit from a revolutionary kind of wheelchair ; the Sapphire . |