Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | she said you 've got the second biggest cock or you are the second biggest cock she 's ever seen ? |
| 2 | It was brilliant and I 'm the first to say it . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ This was a new award and I 'm the first to get it , ’ said Lee . |
| 5 | ‘ And I 'm the next best thing ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ My father 's being released and I 'm the last to know ! |
| 7 | Millet and I were the first to check that tower , after Falconer 's body was discovered by a guard . |
| 8 | ‘ We made it , and Chapman and I were the last on to the train . |
| 9 | We were a very respectable family and I was the second child . |
| 10 | ‘ He told me they had auditioned a lot of people back home and that they had five names in America that they were auditioning , and I was the first that day . |
| 11 | ‘ Before , designer fragrances did n't exist , only in high-fashion houses , and I was the first to do it . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ An American , Harry Hebner , was the first man to use it in major competition when he won a gold medal in the 1912 Olympics , and I was the first British title holder . |
| 13 | ‘ And I was the last man off of 17,000 because I was still in the bus when they all went to the start . ’ |
| 14 | Total amount missing is close on fifteen grand and yours is the first to turn up . ’ |
| 15 | And you are the first person now I ever told it to . |
| 16 | ‘ And you 're the first to shout if you have n't got any money . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ I expect it is , but it 's the truth , and you 're the last person to condemn me for telling the truth , even though it may offend you to hear it . ’ |
| 19 | But that 's the same as if you willed spouse had died before you for instance , and you were the second of two to die and she had n't or she might have everything to the children and you still got a hundred and sixty thousand pounds , you ca n't avoid the inheritance tax in those circumstances . |
| 20 | And you were the last person to see her . |
| 21 | Nicky Bingham is her name … her game showjumping … and she 's the first to go in our action round up |
| 22 | And she 's the last of the family . |
| 23 | The baby soon learns that her presence is necessary for the satisfaction of its needs and she is the first individual " other " whom the infant recognises . |
| 24 | And she was the first that got on horseback , and with some fifty that were with her , did some hurt to the company of the Cid ; but in fine they slew her , and her people fled to the camp . |
| 25 | Mozart , whose feelings for her took a long time to cool , later wrote more music for her , including the role of Madame Herz in his Singspiel Der Schauspieldirektor ( The Impresario ) , and she was the first Viennese Donna Anna in Don Giovanni . |
| 26 | Er I remember it so vividly because it , at our house it was quite er an event because mother and father were so Labour and my brother , who erm he , I do n't know why , he 's not alive today and I ca n't so I , and I 've no idea , I do n't think I ever asked him because I 'd be too young , but I do know that the friction was in the house because he was working for the Conservative and she was the first woman that we ever elected er she , this , this lady did . |
| 27 | And she was the first teacher and there was Mi Mr who was the head teacher . |
| 28 | ‘ There were frequent calls for her services from all parts of the British Isles and she was the first to sing in Welsh on Dublin radio . ’ |
| 29 | And we are the last people on God 's earth , then we 'd be carrying it . |
| 30 | 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 . |